What is the test for comparing a defendant's criminal history with that of a higher criminal history category?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Souza, 993 F.2d 886 (9th Cir. 1993):
The district court should consider "whether a defendant's actual criminal history most closely resembles the next higher criminal history category before concluding that the defendant's record is so severe that comparison to a higher category is warranted." United States v. Starr, 971 F.2d 357, 363 (9th Cir.1992).
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