United States v. Patrick L. Stitman

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• noting that even if defendant prevailed on argument to lower his properly calculated criminal-history category, his actual sentence would still be within the new guidelines range
• noting the well-established rule that guidelines application notes are binding authority
• noting the well-established rule that guidelines application notes are binding authority
• “Moreover, nothing in Booker changed the way that criminal history is calculated under the Guidelines.”
• defendant concealed 15 hand in pocket and told victim that he had a gun, gesturing with one hand towards the bulge in his pocket created by his concealed hand
• “[T]he type of object that the perpetrator uses to create the appearance of a dangerous weapon is irrelevant; what is important is whether the object creates an objectively reasonable belief that the perpetrator is armed.” (emphasis added)

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