United States v. Bobby Carrol Cook, United States of America v. Bobby Carrol Cook

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• holding government has burden of proof at sentencing to establish drug quantities attributed to a defendant by a preponderance of the evidence
• noting that pointing a gun at a purchaser during a drug transaction constitutes \use\ of a firearm under Bailey
• stating that the Guidelines “permit estimated amounts based on satisfactory evidence, and such estimates inherently possess a degree of uncertainty” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• district court's finding concerning drug amounts attributable to a defendant are reviewed for clear error

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