UNITED STATES v. MELENDEZ

No. 21-50676.

57 F.4th 505 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven MELENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Mara Asya Blatt, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, Charles E. Fowler, Jr. , U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert R. Bell, Esq. , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Hewitt, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Higginbotham, Southwick, and Higginson, Circuit Judges.


Steven Melendez pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. He appeals, challenging his sentencing enhancement as lacking adequate record support. The argument fails, as the record plausibly supports the enhancement. We AFFIRM...

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