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This document is a page from a court transcript dated February 28, 2023, in which a judge explains the legal basis for applying specific sentencing enhancements to a defendant. The judge refutes the defendant's arguments that guideline 4B1.5(b) requires a finding of future danger and outlines the necessary factual findings for applying a leadership role enhancement under guideline 3B1.1(a).

People (2)

Name Role Context
Unnamed Defendant Defendant
Mentioned throughout as the subject of a sentencing discussion, making arguments against sentence enhancements.
Unnamed Speaker Judge
The speaker in the transcript, presumably a judge, who is analyzing and ruling on the defendant's sentencing argument...

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Congress Government agency
Mentioned as having directed the Commission on sentencing guidelines and increased sentences for certain crimes.
Commission Government agency
Mentioned as being directed by Congress to ensure lengthy incarceration for certain offenders. This likely refers to ...
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. Company
Listed in the footer of the document, indicating they are the court reporting service that created the transcript.

Timeline (1 events)

2023-02-28
A judge is delivering a ruling or explanation regarding the application of sentencing guidelines 4B1.5(b) and 3B1.1(a) to a defendant, rejecting the defendant's objections to sentencing enhancements.
Southern District Court (implied)
Unnamed Speaker (Judge) Unnamed Defendant

Relationships (1)

Unnamed Speaker (Judge) Judicial Unnamed Defendant
The speaker is making a legal ruling that directly affects the defendant's sentence, responding to arguments made in the defendant's brief.

Key Quotes (3)

"directed the Commission to ensure lengthy incarceration for offenders who engage in a pattern of activity involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of minors."
Source
— Congress (Quoted from background commentary to explain the purpose of a sentencing guideline, countering the defendant's argument.)
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Quote #1
"to address the egregiousness of these crimes."
Source
— Congress (Quoted from legislative history to explain why Congress increased sentences for sexual abuse of minors.)
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"a court must make two specific factual findings before it can properly enhance a defendant's offense level under 3B1.1(a): (i) that the defendant was an organizer or leader; and (ii) that the criminal activity involved five or more participants or was"
Source
— Legal Guideline/Precedent (The speaker is quoting the legal standard for applying a sentencing enhancement for a leadership role in a criminal activity.)
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