Opinion ID: 222147
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Underrepresented criminal history

Text: First, the court found that the Guidelines did not adequately represent Ms. Lente's criminal history because she did not receive any criminal history points for her five prior tribal convictions. The court noted that four of the five convictions involved the use of alcohol and all involved violent and/or reckless behavior. It concluded that [t]hese prior convictions show a pattern of alcohol abuse and reckless behaviora pattern that led to [Ms.] Lente's decision to drink 13 to 19 beers on December 2, 2005 and drive on State Road 47. Id. at 441. Because three of the five convictions occurred when Ms. Lente was a juvenile, the court did not rely on them to enhance Ms. Lente's sentence. But the court found it entirely appropriate to enhance Lente's sentence on the basis of her two adult tribal convictionsone for assault and battery and one for disorderly conduct. Id. The court noted further that if the convictions had occurred in state or municipal court, her Guidelines range would have increased to 57 to 71 months. The court concluded it would be highly unjust for Ms. Lente to avoid[ ] the consequence[s] of these prior convictions merely because they occurred in tribal court. Id.