United States v. Juan Morales-Rodriguez

Juan Morales-Rodriguez pleaded guilty of illegally reentering the United States after removal. He appeals his sentence, claiming that the government impermissi-bly withheld an additional offense-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. We affirm.

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Morales-Rodriguez was sentenced under the 2012 guidelines, which provide for a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility and an additional one-level reduction if, inter alia, the government files a motion “stating that the defendant has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of his own misconduct by timely…