United States v. LaRoche, No. 11-3729 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer and was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence, arguing that the district court erred by applying a four level increase to his offense level for use of a "dangerous weapon," pursuant to U.S.S.G. 2A2.2(b)(2)(B). The court held that the record in this case was sufficient to demonstrate that any error in calculating the advisory guideline range did not substantially influence the sentence. The court was also satisfied that the district court articulated specific reasons that were sufficient to justify imposing the sentence. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Any error in imposing an enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2A2.2(b)(2)(B) was harmless as the district court clearly indicated it would impose the same sentence with or without the enhancement; court articulated specific reasons that were sufficient to justify its sentencing decision.
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