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Opinion
Filed
Aug. 6, 2019
Case
United States v. Nygren
Case status
Decided

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. This sentencing appeal poses a question of first impression in this circuit: may feigned incompetency comprise the basis for an obstruction-of-justice enhancement and, thus, support an upward offense-level adjustment under USSG § 3C1.1 ? We answer this question in the affirmative, reject the defendant's other assignments of error, and affirm his sentence.…

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