United States v. Lancelot Ward, United States of America v. Bernard Gibson, Jr., United States of America v. Kevin Cox

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• holding that clear errors under Rule 35(c) are errors that would almost certainly result in reversal on appeal
• recognizing that a Rolex watch, a wad of $1055, and a hand gun were all indicia of drug dealing
• recognizing that, in assessing whether an offense is a “crime of violence” under the Sentencing Guidelines, “a sentencing court can go beyond the general elements of a criminal conspiracy statute to determine whether a violent felony was the object of the conspiracy”
• observing that “a Rolex watch, a wad of $1,055, and a hand gun were . . . indicia of drug dealing”
• finding that if “the district court’s first imposition of sentence was based on a misperception of the governing law,” then the court is “authorized to correct the sentence previously given”
• reviewing for clear error district court’s finding that agents waited a reasonable time after knocking and announcing before entering

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