United States v. Francisco Granados, United States of America v. Mark E. Mora

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• stating in discussing relevant conduct, \[A] party to a conspiracy takes the conspiracy as he finds it.\
• finding the district court imposed a fine based solely on a conclusory statement in the presentence report and remanding for factual findings
• remanding to the district court “to make specific findings of fact concerning whether Mora has assets sufficient to pay or work off the $20,000 fine assessed”
• remanding for reconsideration of the defendant’s ability to pay a fine based on the value of his house because his equity in the house was unknown
• \disparity will always exist so long as sentences are based upon the specific facts of each individual defendant's case\
• “A defendant cannot rely upon his co-defendant’s sentence as a yardstick for his own . . . .”

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