Is a defendant more culpable than others who participated in the crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from USA. v. Montiel, 185 F.3d 947 (9th Cir. 1999):
"not merely that the defendant was more culpable than others who participated in the crime." United States v. Harper, 33 F.3d 1143, 1150 (9th Cir. 1994).
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