A panel of Fifth Circuit judges sounded unconvinced that they should order a lighter sentence for a Venezuelan man who pleaded guilty to mutiny over an immigration detention center protest.
The three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday pressed the attorney for Jhonaker Manuel Arrieta on how major the disruption to an institution during a mutiny needs to be for a stronger sentencing guideline to apply.
US District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso sentenced Arrieta to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release, finding the middle option of three ...