U.S. v. Salgado

Dist. Ct. did not commit reversible error in sentencing defendant to 192-month term of incarceration on drug conspiracy charge, after finding that defendant qualified for aggravated role enhancement with respect to his role in said conspiracy. While Dist. Ct. erred in failing to make any factual findings to support said enhancement, Dist. Ct. also indicated that it would impose same sentence regardless of whether said enhancement applied. As such, Dist. Ct.’s error was harmless, where Dist. Ct. provided detailed explanation for factors it considered under section 3553 such as seriousness and nature of charged offense that would sustain imposition of instant above-Guideline sentence.