Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 21, 2003No. 02-1994PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The primary question in this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in refusing to grant an evidentiary hearing before imposing sentence. The secondary question is whether the district court erred in enhancing the appellant’s offense level for an attempted obstruction of justice. Finding no cognizable error, we affirm.
Defendant-appellant Robert Rodriguez pleaded guilty to distribution of a substance containing cocaine base and conspiracy to commit that offense. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846. Accordingly, we glean the relevant facts from the…
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