United States v. Amado-Guerrero

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• rejecting defendant's argument that he was not a \pilot\ under 2D1.1(b)(2)(B) because he lacked special navigational skills
• upholding pilot enhancement under USSG §2D1.1(b)(3)(C); cf. United States v. Trinidad, 839 F.3d 112, 115-16 (1st Cir. 2016) (upholding navigator enhancement under USSG §2D1.1(b)(3)(C) where defendant had relied on GPS to keep the boat on course for some part of voyage
• \We acknowledge that the 1996 amendments to § 1903 provide that the Secretary of State's certification `conclusively' proves a foreign nation's consent.\
• makeshift extra fuel tanks crudely welded to the deck, boat modified to ride low in the water to avoid detection, sophisticated radar and communications gear
• where, despite no presence of weapons, presence of sophisticated navigational equipment suggested transportation of contraband
• “While the guideline may speak to a defendant’s control over some mechanical aspect of a vessel’s operation, it does not address the defendant’s authority over other individuals involved in a criminal venture.”

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