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o rb a n k r o b b e r y . W e AF FI RM
. L a d e ll’ s fir s t se n te n c in g is s u e w a s n o t ra is e d u n til th is a p p e a l. L a d e ll
a rg u es th a t th e dist ri ct cou rt m i stak en l y ap p l i ed a n en h a n cem en t pu rsu a n t t o Se nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s Se c t i o n 2 B3. 1(b ) ( 2 ) ( F) f o rmak i n gath r e a to f

d e a thdur i ng t h e robbery. La del lm ai n t ai n s t h at t h e t h reatm ad e du ri n g t h e robbery di d n ot
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i rearm or exp l osive dev i ce. W h e n as e n t e n c in gis s u e is p r o p e r lyp r e s e r v e d , a“d is t r ic tc o u r t ’s i n t erpret ati on or ap pl i cat i on of t h e Sen t en ci n g G u i del i n es i s r evi ew ed d e nov o, a n di ts fa ctu a lf

i n d i n gs . . . are rev i e w e d f or clearerro r. ” Uni t e d S t at e s v. C i sneros- G u t i errez , 51 7 F. 3d 75 1, 76 4 ( 5t h Ci r . 20 08 ) (i nt e r nalq uo t at i o n m ar ks andc i t at i o n o m i t t e d)

. Bec aus e Lad el ld i d no tc hall e nge t he a ppli c at i o n o f t he
e n h a n c e m e n t in th e d is t r i c tc o u r t, w e re v ie w fo rp la in e r r o ro n ly
. S ee Un i t ed S ta te s v . Pr ic e, 516 F
. 3d 285 , 286

- 87 (5t h C i r. 200 8)

. La del lm u stshow an err or th a t is o b v io u s a n dth a t a ffe c ts h is s u b s ta n tia l rig h ts
. S ee P u ck ett v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 129 S. C t
. 1423, 1429 ( 2009)

. I f he m akes s uch a s how i ng, thi s c our thas t h e di scr et i on t o cor rectt h e err or, bu tonl y i f i tser i ou sl ya ffect s t h e fai rness, in te g r ity , o rp u b lic re p u ta tio n o f ju d ic ia l p r o c e e d in g s . Se ei d. L ad el l ’ s c o- defenda n tW i l l i am s han ded t h e t el l er a note t h at t h rea te n ed th a t p e o p le w o u ldg e t h u r t o rs u ffe rif th e te lle rd idn o t c o m p lyw ith h is de m and s . W i l l i am s pa t t e d hi s ri ghtf r o ntpo c ke t , w hi c h was i nt e r pr e t e d b y t he t e l l e rt o m e an t hathe ha d aw e ap o n. W e f i nd n o e r r o r , pl ai n orot he r w i s e , i n t he d is tr ic t c o u r t’s co n c lu d in gth a t t h e n o te a n dg e s tu r e w o u ldm a k e are a s o n a b le p e r s o n fe a rth a t h e rlife w a s in d a n g e r . S ee U .S .S .G . § 2 B 3 .1 cm t. n .6 ; Un i t ed S t ate s v. S ot o- Mart i n ez , 3 1 7 F .3 d4 7 7 , 4 7 9 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ); Un it edS t at e s v. S m ith , 9 7 3 F .2d 1 3 7 4 , 1 3 7 5 , 1 3 7 7 -7 8 (8t h C ir. 1 9 9 2 ). Ladel lnextar gues t hatt he di st r i c tc our tc om m i t t ed r ev ersibl e e r r orby
m ak i ng an upwar d de pa r t ur e pur s uant t o Se c t i o ns 5K2. 21 and 4A1. 3( a) o f t he G ui de l i ne s . The s e pr o vi s i o ns w e r e us e d a f t e rt he c o ur tm ad e afac t ualf i ndi ng t h at La del lparti ci pa t ed i n an un cha rged robbery of a P i zza H u t
. La del ldoes not
c hal l e n ge t h e le ga lb as i s f o rt he upwar d d e pa r t ur e o ri t s e xt e nt
. I ns t e ad , he
a r g u e s th a tth e r e w a s in s u ff ic ie n te v id e n c e to s u p p o r tth e d i s t r ic tc o u r t ’s de t e r m i nat i o n t hathe pa r t i c i pa t e d i n t he Pi z z a H utr o bb e r y. Lade l lm ai nt ai nsN o. 08- 10431

3 th a t t h e o n lye v id e n c e th a t h e p a r tic ip a te din th e ro b b e r yw a s in h e r e n tly
u n rel i able h earsay st atem en t s. I n t he pr e s e nt e nc e r e po r t(“ PSR ” ) , t he pr o ba t i o n o f f i c e r r e po r t e d t hato ne of Ladel l ’ s c o- def

endant s, Jam i A nnet t e W ar d, s t at ed t hatW i l l i am s t ol d hert hat W i l l i am s , L ad el l , a nd J e s s i c a St e w ar tr o bb e d aPi z z a H uti n M ay2 00 7. The pr o ba t i o n o f

f i c e rr e po r t e d t hatW i l l i am s a dm i t t e d t o c o m m i t t i ng t he Pi z z a H ut robbery w i t h L ad el l
. F u rt h er, W i l l i am s s t ated t h at Stew artprovi ded t h e al arm c o de , al i s to f

e m pl o ye e s , a nd i nf

o r m at i o n r e ga r di n g t h e b es tt i m e t o r o b t he Pi z z a H u t
. T he pr o ba t i o n o f f i c e rr e po r t e d t hatSt e w ar ta dm i t t e d t hats he
w or ked att he Pi zz a H utand t hatSt ew ar ts t at ed t hatLadel lt ol d heri n M ay 2007 t hathe and W i l l i am s had ro bbed t he Pi zz a H ut
. St ew ar ts t at ed t hatan e m pl o ye e a tac o nve ni e nc e s t o r e ne art he Pi z z a H utt o l d he rt haton e of t he robbers l ooked li k e L a d el l
. Al aw enfor cem en tagen tconf i rm ed that t h e P i zza H utw as r obbe d on M ay 5, 2007. A l t h ou gh W i l l i am s at t em pted t o m i n i m i ze hi s c u l pa bi l i t y an d S t ew art de ni e d p ar t i c i pa t i ng i n t he r o bb e r y, t he s t at e m e nt s o f W ar d, W i l l i am s, a nd St e w ar tw e r e c o ns i s t e ntr e ga r di ng Lade l l ’ s pa r t i c i pa t i o n i n t he Pi z z a H ut
r o bb e r y. The s t at e m e nt s o f W ar d, W il l i am s , a nd St e w ar tw e r e a l s o c o ns i s t e nt
w i t h a l aw enfor cem en tof f i cer’ s det erm i n ati on t h at t h e P i zza H u tha d been
r obbe d i n M ay 2007. Ladel ldi d notpr es entev i denc e a ts ent enc i ng s how i ng t hat th e in fo r m a tio n in th e P S R w a s m a te r ia llyin a c c u r a te o ru n tr u e . W e f i nd t h at i tw as pr o pe rf o rt he di s t r i c tc o ur tt o r e l y upo n t he i nf or m at i on i n t he PS R t o f i nd t hatLadel lpar t i c i pat ed i n t he Pi zz a H utr obbe r y. S ee Un it ed S t ate s v. S h i pley , 96 3 F. 2d 56 , 59 ( 5t h Ci r . 19 92 )

. Lade l l has not show n t h at t h e di st ri ctcou rt ’ s fact u alfi n di n g t h at h e p art i ci pa t ed i n t h e robbery
w a s cle a r lye r r o n e o u s . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Eka n em , 555 F
. 3d 172 , 175 ( 5th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ); S h i

pley , 963 F. 2d at59. F or t h e f

i rstt i m e on ap pea l , L ad el l argu es t h at t h e di st ri ct court vi ol ated F ederalR u l e of C ri m i n alP rocedure 32(i) ( 3) ( B ) by not resolvi n g di spu t ed i ssuesN o. 08- 10431

4 o f fac tr e ga r di ng t he r e l i ab i l i t y o f t he he ar s ays t at e m e nt s o f W ar d, W i l l i am s , a nd St e w ar t
. Er r o ra l s o i s a r gue d i n t he c o ur t ’ s r e l i anc e upo n t he PSR w i t ho ut
an al yzi n g t h e rel i abili t y of t h e evi den ce s u pp ort i n g i t s f i n di n g. A s La del ldi d n ot
r ai se t hi s i ss ue i n th e di st r i c tc our t , w e r evi ew t hi s i ss ue f orpl ai n er r oronl y. S e ePr ic e, 516 F. 3d at286- 87. The di s t r i c tc o ur te xp l i c i t l y f o und t hatLad e l lpa r t i c i p a t e di nth e Pi z z a H ut
r o b b e r y . A s th e s t a t e m e n ts o f W a r d , W illia m s , a n dS te w a r t w e r e th e o n ly
e vi de nc e o f

Lad e l l ’ s pa r t i c i pa t i o n i n t hatr o bb e r y, t h i s f i n di ng i nc l ude d t he i m pl i ci t determ i n ati on t h at t h ose st atem en t s w ere suff i ci en t l y rel i able t o show t h at La del lparti ci pa t ed. La del lha s not show n tha tthe di st ri ctcou rtcom m i t t ed
e r r o r , pl ai n o ro t he r w i se, b y fail i ng t o m ak e s uf f i c i e ntf i ndi ngs r e ga r di ng d is p u te d is s u e s o f fa c t. S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Carreon , 11 F. 3d 1225, 1231 & n. 14 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 4 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. Lgh od aro , 9 6 7 F .2d 1 0 2 8 , 1 0 3 0 (5 th C ir. 1 9 9 2 ). AF F I RMED.