Alfredo Beltran Leyva
will have his sentencing hearing today in a Washington DC Courtroom. It is set for 2:30PM.
The U.S. is asking for a life sentence. The court found that sentencing enhancements
asked for by the U.S. are applicable. The government also asks that his guilty plea
result in no sentencing credit for his accepting responsibility. This is
based because of his filing to withdraw the plea.
The filing to rescind was denied by the court. This means that although he is not permitted
to withdraw his plea, so in effect he is pleading guilty, the U.S. wants no credit be awarded when calculating sentence.
In the sentencing
process, various credits favorable to the defendant, and enhancements which
give weight to a greater sentence, are calculated by using a number
scale. Refer to the image below to view
the U.S. contention of how they
determined a life sentence was in order with a tally of 50.
One of the enhancements
is the contention of cartel leadership.
When he pleaded guilty, he was questioned by the judge regarding
leadership role. He was clear that he
was a member of BLO, and worked for his brother Arturo, but he was not the
leader.
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