U.S. v. Sandoval

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 140-month term of incarceration on attempted possession of cocaine charge, where said sentence was based in part on obstruction of justice enhancement involving defendant’s continued use of alias during and after his arrest, as well as Dist. Ct.’s withholding of downward adjustment based on his guilty plea. Defendant’s use of fake identity was sufficient to support obstruction of justice enhancement where defendant’s use of fake identity influenced Dist. Ct. to initially release him following his indictment. Moreover, said obstruction supported denial of defendant’s request for downward adjustment based on his guilty plea, and defendant otherwise did not enter said plea until shortly before trial.