ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Nino Duarte appeals from his sentence of twenty-four months imprisonment after a conviction for distributing two ounces of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Duarte contends that the district court erred in determining that under the Sentencing Guidelines, letters submitted on a defendant's behalf at sentencing must be ignored. We conclude that the district court may, but need not, consider the defendant's character as described...
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