Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit May 3, 2001, Docket No. 00-1232 (United States v. Kalust)

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Maurizio Percan (“Percan”) was convicted, after a jury trial, on seventeen counts of criminal activity related to his participation in a conspiracy to steal automobile airbags and resell them to the public. He was subsequently sentenced to 108 months in prison. In this appeal, Per-can challenges his sentence on three grounds. First, he contends that, under U.S.