United States v. Dewitt

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Keith Dewitt pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute in excess of one kilogram of heroin and in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, one count of money laundering, and one count of making false statements on federal income tax returns. The district court judge made a number of factual determinations that increased Dewitt’s sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”). Relying on the Guidelines, which were mandatory at the time of sentencing, the district judge sentenced Dewitt to…