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Parties Involved:
Sonni Natasha Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1864

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the Southern

v. * District of Iowa.

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Sonni Natasha Hernandez, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: December 7, 2005

Filed: December 12, 2005

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Before ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Sonni Natasha Hernandez appeals the 120-month sentence the district court*

imposed after Hernandez pleaded guilty to a drug-conspiracy charge. Hernandez

argues the government acted in bad faith by not filing a motion under 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(e) for a departure below the mandatory minimum sentence. We conclude

Hernandez failed to make a substantial threshold showing that the government’s

refusal was “irrational, in bad faith, or based on an unconstitutional motive.” See

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United States v. Davis, 397 F.3d 672, 676 (8th Cir. 2005) (quoting Wade v. United

States, 504 U.S. 181, 186 (1992)). Accordingly, we affirm.

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