Legal Opinion
United States v. Ayala
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1995No. 94-40731PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
At the sentencing hearing, Appellant Gilbert Ayala did not specifically challenge any fact within his presentence investigation report (PSR) or offer any evidence. Ayala merely argued that there was no factual support for a four-level adjustment in his offense level for being a leader or organizer, and that he should receive a reduction for acceptance of responsibility. Finding some support in the PSR (which had been adopted by the sentencing court) for the leadership adjustment, and concluding that Ayala has not shown that this is an “extraordinary case” where…
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