Tag: #Enhancements

United States v. Nasir

An en banc panel of the Third Circuit vacated the defendant’s sentence, holding that the District Court erred when it applied a career offender enhancement. After the District Court denied

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United States v. Kirschner

In 2018, the defendant pleaded guilty to impersonating an officer as well as importing counterfeit coins and bars with intent to defraud. At sentencing, the District Court applied three enhancements—a

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United States v. Capps

In United States v. Capps, the 3rd Circuit ruled that the District Court plainly erred when it applied two enhancements—the abuse of trust adjustment and the gross receipts adjustment—to the

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