U.S. v. LIMA-RIVERO

No. 19-10759.

971 F.3d 518 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yuniel Eduardo LIMA-RIVERO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna Marie Bell , U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo, TX, Leigha Amy Simonton , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Wayne Atkins , Xander Law Group, PA., Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Yuniel Eduardo Lima-Rivero appeals the district court's judgment sentencing him to 180 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. We AFFIRM IN PART, REVERSE IN PART, and REMAND for resentencing.

I. Background

On December 11, 2018, Lima-Rivero was...

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