Opinion ID: 198294
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Eulalio Candelaria-Silva

Text: 116 Eulalio Candelaria-Silva argues that, because the firearms seized from the Sabana Seca buildings were out of reach, not used, and not definitively linked to him, the district court erred in imposing the two-level increase to his guidelines offense level pursuant to USCG § 2D1.1(b)(1). However, at sentencing, Candelaria failed to challenge the link between himself and the firearms. As a result, we reject his claim. See Barnett, 989 F.2d at 554 (raise-or-waive rule not relaxed where evidence supports sentencing findings). 117 At sentencing, the district court correctly rejected Candelaria's claim that a relationship between the drugs and the firearms was clearly improbable. 4/19/96 Tr. at 12. Specifically, the district court determined that in the context of the evidence ... there [was] no doubt ... that the weapons ... had a definite, clear connection with drug trafficking. Id. at 13-14. The court stated further: 118 [T]hese were not hunting weapons. These were not a collection of weapons. This was not a weapon had, like many people do, to just defend their home in the event some burglar comes in ... These were loaded AK-47s and Ar-15s, we're talking about assault rifles. 119 Id. After reviewing the record, we uphold the district court's determination.