United States v. Claiborne, No. 10-51189 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThis case dealt with the district court's application of the obstruction of justice enhancement and non-application of the minor role reduction to defendant's sentence for aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Because defendant was not substantially less culpable than the average participant, the district court did not clearly err when it denied him the minor role reduction under U.S.S.G. 3B1.2(b). Defendant failed to object to the application of the two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice at the district court and this failure to object foreclosed the court's review. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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