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UNITED STATES v. HERNANDEZ-BARAJAS

No. 21-3763.

71 F.4th 1104 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Luis Alberto HERNANDEZ-BARAJAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 28, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Nova D. Janssen , AFPD, of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Torrie J. Schneider , AUSA, of Saint Louis, MO.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Luis Hernandez-Barajas received an enhancement for "direct[ing] the use of violence." U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(2). The facts support the enhancement, so we affirm.

I.

While in prison for dealing drugs, Hernandez-Barajas continued to run his operation from behind bars. At one point, he arranged for a shipment...

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