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for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at New Bern.
Louise W. Flanagan, Chief District Judge.
five kilograms or more of cocaine in violation 21 U.S.C.
imposed the leadership enhancement and this mistake constitutes plain error, we vacate and remand for resentencing.
calculated the range of imprisonment at 292 to 365 months.
equivalent of 20,515 kilograms of marijuana. Slades argument is meritless.
review for plain error. See United States v. Olano, 507 U.S.
witnesses who discussed his involvement in the drug trade.
is liable as if he had sold them himself.
and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed."
improbable that the weapon was connected with the offense."
activity that was part of the same course of conduct or common scheme as the offense of conviction," United States v.
improbable." See id. at 853 (internal quotation marks omitted).
ried guns" in connection with his drug-trafficking activities.
federal court to a drug trafficking offense.
conspiracy, and he is entitled to no relief on this claim.
because the district court determined that he played an aggravating role as a manager or supervisor of the drug conspiracy.
or supervisor "of one or more other participants." Id., cmt.
n.2; see United States v. Bartley, 230 F.3d 667, 673 (4th Cir.
States v. Rooks, 596 F.3d 204, 212 (4th Cir. 2010), cert.
different sentence might have been imposed." United States v.
Hernandez, 603 F.3d 267, 273 (4th Cir. 2010).
International Dictionary 1372 (1986) (emphasis omitted)).
States v. Cameron, 573 F.3d 179, 185 (4th Cir. 2009).
participants" or "exercised management responsibility."
Bartley, 230 F.3d at 673-74 (internal quotation marks omitted).
they do not justify imposition of an enhancement for a management or supervisory role.
functioned as a[ ] . . . manager or supervisor of criminal activity." United States v. Sayles, 296 F.3d 219, 225 (4th Cir.
The Government does not contend to the contrary. (See Appellees Br.
directed the mailing and transport of drugs); United States v.
quotation marks and alteration omitted).
described as Slades "right hand man," sold cocaine and cocaine base "for"
result of any exercise by Slade of supervisory authority.
to 262 months imprisonment, see USSG ch. 5, pt. A (sentencing table).
(4th Cir. 2008). We therefore vacate and remand it to the district court for resentencing.

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