United States v. Antonio McKinney

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• holding that adjustment for acceptance of responsibility is appropriate where the district court rebuffed a defendant’s attempts to plead guilty
• stating that the defendant was eligible for a reduction even though he pled not guilty to a conspiracy charge because he accepted responsibility for his own conduct
• “[T]he reduction is also available ... [where] the defendant manifests genuine contrition for his acts but nonetheless contests his factual guilt at trial.”
• adjustment under rare situation exception available to defendant who confessed, assisted authorities and attempted to plead guilty but was rebuffed by government
• “[I]n appropriate circumstances the reduction is ... available in cases in which the defendant manifests genuine contrition for his acts but nonetheless contests his factual guilt at trial.”
• reduction appropriate where defendant confessed upon arrest, attempted to plead guilty, was confused about plea status, and put on token defense at trial

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