Legal Opinion
United States v. Cespedes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 21, 2011No. 10-3432PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine the minimum conduct in which a defendant must engage in order to qualify for a two-level enhancement pursuant to Sentencing Guidelines § 3C1.2 (“§ 3C1.2”), for reck lessly creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person in the course of fleeing from a law enforcement officer.
Defendant Dwayne Cespedes appeals the 144-month sentence he received after pleading guilty to armed robbery and related offenses. Specifically, Cespedes objects to the District Court’s enhancement of his sentence…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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