United States v. Pedro Mezas De Jesus

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• noting that the Fifth Amendment may require the government to prove certain facts by clear and convincing evidence at sentencing, but that such facts may still underlie a sentence
• requiring clear and convincing evidence for sentencing factor that increased sentence from “less than two years to nearly five years”
• requiring the clear and convincing standard where there was a nine-level enhancement for “an offense for which [the defendant] was never even charged.”
• requiring clear and convincing evidence 4242 UNITED STATES v. FELIX for sentencing factor that increased sentence from “less than two years to nearly five years”
• applying the clear and convincing standard when challenged enhancements resulted in a 9-level increase and more than doubled original Guidelines range
• reviewing district court’s factual findings supporting a sentencing decision for clear error

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