Where a defendant in a methamphetamine case challenged the enhancement of his sentence, the district court did not err in applying the career-offender enhancement, and the drug-premises enhancement was also proper, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. ...

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Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm challenged a four-level enhancement, the record supported the finding that the defendant had the requisite intent to distribute, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is ...

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Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a drug case, the district court properly found that an obstruction-of-justice enhancement was applicable, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Sanchez (MLW No. 74760/Case No. 19-2525 – 2 pages) ...

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Where a defendant argued that the district court erred in applying a sentencing enhancement for using or possessing a firearm in connection with another felony offense, the defendant’s reasoning was rejected in prior caselaw, and the judgment is affirmed because ...

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Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to a drug-conspiracy offense challenged his sentence, the district court did not err in applying an enhancement for the defendant’s role in the offense because undisputed facts in the presentence report established that he ...

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Where a defendant objected to a four-level increase at sentencing, the defendant did not show that the enhancement constituted impermissible double counting, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Kunze (MLW No. 74311/Case No. 18-2923 – 3 ...

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Where a defendant challenged the enhancement of his sentence in a bank robbery case for reckless endangerment during flight, the defendant waived the argument in his plea agreement, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Molden (MLW ...

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Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a felon-in-possession case, the district court properly applied an enhancement, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Brown (MLW No. 73915/Case No. 18-3105 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, ...

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Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to robbery and firearm offenses challenged his 150-month sentence, the district court did not err in applying a guidelines enhancement and in denying a reduction for the acceptance of responsibility, so the judgment is ...

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Where a defendant challenged the application of a three-level enhancement in a tax-fraud case, the district court did not err in finding that the defendant was a manager or supervisor of the criminal activity, so the enhancement was proper, and ...

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Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a drug-trafficking case, the district court did not clearly err in concluding that he maintained a premises for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance, so a two-level enhancement was proper, ...

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