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051644P.pdf   01/11/2006  United States  v.  Patrick A. Vasquez
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  05-1644
                          and No:  05-1812
   Northern District of Iowa   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Bowman and Bye, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing.  The government did not
   contest adjustment for acceptance of responsibility, and there was no
   breach of defendant's plea agreement; sentencing enhancements need
   only be proven by a preponderance of the evidence; district court did not
   err in imposing a three-level upward adjustment for management role in
   the offense, nor did the court err in declining to grant a downward
   departure for substantial assistance and overstated criminal history;
   sentences imposed against defendants are reasonable.