United States v. Salazar-Samaniega

How courts have described this case

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• noting that a § 3B1.2 reduction is available only for \a defendant who plays a part in committing the offense that makes him substantially less culpable than the average participant\
• noting that “the sentencing court’s ... legal conclusions [are reviewed] de novo”
• the defendant has the burden of proving his eligibility for a mitigating role adjustment by a preponderance of the evidence
• “A defendant’s own testimony that others were more heavily involved in a criminal scheme may not suffice to prove his minor or minimal participation, even if uncontradicted by other evidence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).