United States v. Bobby Lee Hopper

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• holding that defendant was not entitled to third-level reduction because guilty plea entered three weeks before trial was not timely
• noting that obstructive conduct was brief, not ongoing or methodical, and was followed by full acceptance of responsibility for both initial offense and later obstruction
• affirming district court’s denial of one-level § 3E1.1(b)(2) reduction when the defendant pled guilty “approximately three weeks prior to his scheduled trial date”
• when defendant's obstructive conduct is inconsistent with defendant's acceptance of responsibility, sincerity of defendant's statement becomes questionable
• “To conclude a case is not extraordinary, the district court must necessarily find the obstructive conduct is inconsistent with the defendant’s acceptance of responsibility.”
• guilty plea approximately three weeks before trial not timely enough for one-level acceptance of responsibility reduction under subsection (b)(2) when government has already prepared for trial

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