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U.S. v. Valdez-Torres, No. 96-3040 (D.C. Cir.) (108 F.3d 385) (March 18, 1997) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson)

Here the defendant received a sentence enhancement of four points for use of a dangarous weapon - namely a car. In reejecting his claim of impermissible double counting, the Court concluded that impermissible double counting does not occur "if the enhancement does not duplicate an essential element of the crime." ...

 

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