United States v. Paula D. Hudson

Paula D. Hudson pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. After a sentencing hearing, the district court imposed a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1) (1995), finding that Hudson possessed a firearm in connection with her drug offense. Hudson appeals the resulting 151-month sentence, challenging the fact findings on which this enhancement was based. We remand for resentencing.

Hudson’s presentence investigation report (PSR) recited that on October 1, 1996, Hudson agreed to sell three pounds of methamphetamine to a…