Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2008No. 07-6111PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Kelvin B. Scott, Jr., appeals a sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment, on his conviction, based on a plea of guilty, of one count of transporting a minor across state lines in violation of the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a). Scott argues that the district court (1) violated due process and abused its discretion in calling and questioning a witness at his sentencing hearing; (2) entered a procedurally unreasonable sentence because it erroneously applied sentencing enhancements for an “unusually vulnerable victim” and a “leadership role”; (3) impermissibly varied upward,…
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