U.S. v. QUINTANILLA

No. 16-50677 Cons w/ Nos. 16-50682, 16-50683, 16-50687, 16-50688, 16-50689, 16-50690, 16-50691, 16-50694, 16-50700, 16-50704, 16-50705, 16-50706, 16-50707, 16-50709, 16-50715, 16-50716.

868 F.3d 315 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Melissa QUINTANILLA, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Dustin Ray Nichols, also known as Dustin Nichols, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jane Cervantez, also known as Jane Cervantes, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Justin Anderson, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Marti Gail McPherson, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee v. Michael Scott Cooksey, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Taviche Marquise Grimes, also known as Tavichie Mequise Grimes, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. James Walter Lee, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Tray Williams, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Elizabeth Ann Parada, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Dodionne Gay Watson, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Kenneth Morrison, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Lee Edward Williams, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jose Aron Sotelo, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Latoya Latrice Golden, also known as Toya, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. David Wayne Frazier, Jr., also known as David Frazier, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Charles Earl Thomas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, William Franklin Lewis, Jr. , U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Midland, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bradford W. Bogan , Edgar H. Holguin , Judy Fulmer Madewell , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Before the Court are seventeen consolidated criminal appeals presenting essentially the same question of law: whether each defendant is entitled to a two-level reduction to offense level under Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which permits such a reduction for sentences based on the drug quantity under U.S.S.G. §...

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