LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Although the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("Guidelines") advise that defendant-appellee Jesus Mendoza receive a minimum of 324 months' imprisonment for his drug conviction, the district court varied downward and imposed a 240-month sentence. On appeal, the government urges us to vacate and remand for resentencing, arguing that the district court committed procedural error by (1) declining to give specific reasons for the variance, and...
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