United States v. Victor Vega-Encarnacion, United States v. Hector Orlando Cruz-Rosario

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• explaining that a sentencing court's assessment of the factual record will be set aside only if \clearly erroneous\
• “erroneous jury instructions, as well as the failure to give 2 adequate instructions, are also bases for a new trial”
• We have \no appellate jurisdiction to consider a sentence that was within the applicable guideline range and was correctly determined.\
• “Blind reliance on the client is seldom a sufficient inquiry.”
• discretionary decision to sentence within range

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