United States v. James Edward Harris

SPENCER, District Judge:

Appellant James Edward Harris (“Harris”) challenges the district court’s refusal to grant him a two-step offense level reduction pursuant to Sentencing Guideline § 3El.l(a) based on his purported acceptance of responsibility for his criminal conduct. Harris also contends that even if the trial court did not err in declining to grant him an offense level reduction, he is entitled to be resentenced because the district court failed to articulate the standard and burden of proof that should be applied in resolving this sentencing dispute. For the reasons stated below, we…