EFTA00027122.pdf

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Case: 14-11080 
Document: 00513025851 
Page: 1 
Date Filed: 04/30/2015 
Case 1:14-cr-00018-O-BL Document 105 Filed 04/30/15 Page 1 of 12 PagelD 422 
CLEF US MI RICT COURT 
NORTMEFIN DST. OF TX 
F ILO) 
2015 APR Pk titIVI§NITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 
ILPUTY CLERK 
No. 14-11080 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
v. 
FREDERICK HERNANDEZ, 
United States Court of Appeals 
Filth Circuit 
FILED 
April 8, 2015 
Lyle W. Cayce 
Plaintiff-Appellee, 
Clerk 
Defendant-Appellant. 
Appeal from the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Texas 
USDC No. 1:14-CR-18-1 
Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and KING and ELROD, Circuit Judges. 
PER CURIAM:* 
Defendant-Appellant Frederick Hernandez pled guilty to making false 
statements and aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 & 1002 
after he was charged in connection with an investigation that took place after 
an inmate committed suicide at the federal correctional center where he was 
• Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 
CIR. R. 47.5.4. 
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Case: 14-11080 
Document: 00513025851 
Page: 2 
Date Filed: 04/30/2015 
Case 1:14-cr-00018-O-BL Document 105 Filed 04/30/15 
Page 2 of 12 PagelD 423 
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employed as a correctional officer.' On appeal, he challenges the sentence 
imposed by the district court following his guilty plea conviction. We affirm. 
I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 
Hernandez was employed as a correctional officer ("CO") at the Big 
Spring Correctional Center ("BSCC") in Big Spring, Texas from 1999 until 
August 2012. The facility had a Special Housing Unit ("SHU") that was used 
to house high-risk inmates under administrative detention and disciplinary 
segregation. Due to the nature of the high-risk inmates housed in the SHU, 
the COs assigned to the unit had additional duties, including documenting in 
writing th…
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