Court Opinion

ID: 8622963
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 10:59:09.47864+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:55:34.259715
License: Public Domain

SUMMARY ORDER
Defendant-appellant Darryl Tyler appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, in the District Court of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c); racketeering conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); narcotics conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5). On appeal, Tyler argues that (1) he was improperly sentenced on the basis of judge-found facts; (2) the District Court erroneously denied him a downward departure on the basis of the victim’s conduct in provoking his murder pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.10, the childhood abuse suffered by defendant-appellant, and evidence of his pre-arrest rehabilitation; (3) the District Court further erred by refusing to sentence him for manslaughter pursuant to New York Penal Law § 125.25 rather than murder; and (4) his criminal history was improperly calculated. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and procedural history of the case.
We have considered all of appellants’ arguments and find them to be without merit. We also conclude that, in sentencing defendant-appellant Tyler, the District Court made no procedural error and that the sentence is not unreasonably lengthy. The judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED.