United States v. Bustamante-Conchas

TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.

Miguel Bustamante-Conchas was convicted on drug distribution charges and sentenced to 240 months in prison. At sentencing the district court found that Busta-mante-Conchas was responsible for a significant amount of drugs and for a firearm in the possession of a co-conspirator, and then after a lengthy hearing sentenced him before he could speak on his behalf to the court. He challenges on appeal the district court’s factual findings at sentencing, as well as the court’s failure to allow him to allocute before sentencing.

We conclude the factual findings are supported by…