United States v. Burgos-Figueroa

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This is a single-issue sentencing appeal. In it, defendant-appellant Justo L. Bur- gos-Figueroa assigns error to the district court’s imposition of a two-level sentencing enhancement reflecting the possession of a dangerous weapon during a drug-trafficking conspiracy. See USSG § 2Dl.l(b)(l).

It is common ground that a sentencing enhancement must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. See United States v. McDonald, 121 F.3d 7, 9 (1st Cir.1997). The facts undergirding' an enhancement need not be established by direct evidence but, rather, may be inferred from…