United States v. Monroe

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Nathaniel Monroe appeals the district court’s imposition of a sentence under the criminal sexual abuse guideline, USSG § 2A3.1, contending that the court erred and should have applied the kidnapping, abduction, or unlawful restraint guideline, USSG § 2A4.1, to his offense. Mr. Monroe pleaded guilty to kidnapping and admitted in the plea agreement that he aided and abetted his codefendant, Anthony Albert, in the kidnapping of the victim. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On September 30, 1999, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the victim, who was then under…