United States v. Lizarraga-Carrizales

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• holding that § 4A1.1(d) applied to defendant “serving a criminal justice sentence”
• Alleyne did not require fact-finding by jury with respect to criminal history points for purposes of safety valve relief from narcotics mandatory minimum sentences under 18 U.S.C. § 3553 [f] [1] because defendant bears burden of proving entitlement
• “[T]he safety valve does not come into play until the sentencing judge determines that a mandatory minimum applies. . . . the denial of safety valve relief does not increase the statutory maximum or minimum such that Alleyne is implicated.”

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