Opinion ID: 867191
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: “We review a district court’s interpretation or application of the Sentencing Guidelines de novo, but review its factual findings for clear error.” United States v. Alexander, 602 F.3d 639, 641 (5th Cir. 2010). “[A] finding will be deemed clearly erroneous if, based on the record as a whole, we are ‘left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.’” United States v. Ekanem, 555 F.3d 172, 175 (5th Cir. 2009) (quoting United States v. Castillo, 430 F.3d 230, 238 (5th Cir. 2005)). “A district court cannot impose a sentence enhancement . . . unless the government has proven any facts necessary to support the enhancement by a preponderance of the evidence.” United States v. Rodriguez, 630 F.3d 377, 380 (5th Cir. 2011) (per curiam).