Legal Opinion

United States v. Uscanga-Mora

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 24, 2009No. 07-4248PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Marcos Uscanga-Mora appeals the district court’s imposition of a two-level sentence enhancement under U.S. Sentencing Guideline § BBl.l(c). He argues that the district court failed to explain adequately its reasons for imposing the enhancement. Alternatively, he submits there is simply insufficient evidence supporting the enhancement. Because Mr. Uscanga-Mora never objected in the district court to the adequacy of the court’s explanation, our review of his first argument is limited to plain error. Discerning none, and faced with ample evidence to support the district…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. Dominguez BenitezSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. United States v. Henry A. BosticCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. RhynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by29 opinions

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