United States v. Castro-Ponce, No. 13-10377 (9th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of possession and conspiracy to possess charges. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's application of an obstruction of justice enhancement. The court vacated the enhancement and remanded for resentencing because the district court did not make explicit findings that defendant's false statements were willful and material.
Court Description: Criminal Law. The panel vacated a sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 and remanded for resentencing. The panel held that the enhancement was incorrectly applied because the district court, which expressly found that the defendant’s testimony was false, did not explicitly find that the testimony was willful and material.
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