Clifford Raymond Salas v. United States
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Did the Tenth Circuit wrongly hold that the district court did not plainly err, where (a) the prosecutor argued that a factually untrue reason supported a variant sentence, and (b) the district court said it imposed that variant sentence in part for the reasons given by the government?
QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Tenth Circuit wrongly hold that the district court did not plainly err, where (a) the prosecutor argued that a factually untrue reason supported a variant sentence, and (b) the district court said it imposed that variant sentence in part for the reasons given by the government? i STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES United States v. Salas, No. 12-cr-03183-RB Amended judgment entered October 15, 2020 (on resentencing) United States v. Salas, No. 20-2158 (10th Cir.) Judgment entered March 15, 2022 United States v. Salas, No. 16-2170 (10th Cir.) Judgment entered May 4, 2018 (prior appeal) United States v. Salas, No. 18-428 (U.S.) Order entered June 28, 2019, denying petition for writ of certiorari ii