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211855P.pdf 06/10/2022 United States v. Jonathan Montanez
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 21-1855
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Eastern
[PUBLISHED] [Kobes, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Sentencing. In this prosecution for civil disorder in
violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 231(a)(3), the district court did not err in
imposing an enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2A2.4(a) for obstructing or
impeding police officers, as this guidelines section was sufficiently
analogous to defendant's conduct during the George Floyd civil
disturbances. The district court did not err in determining this
guidelines section was more analogous than Sec. 2B1.1(a)(2), which rests
on property offenses rather than conduct intended to interfere with police
officers in the performance of their duties.