With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". because Morales’s slaying was a direct result of the robbery. By virtue of this cross-reference, Rodriguez-Matos’s base offense level skied to 43, mandating a sentence of life imprisonment. See USSG § 2A1.1. The court sentenced her to a lesser term' — -twenty years — because that is the statutory maximum for violation of the Hobbs Act. That ends this aspect of the matter. Given the murder cross-reference, the leadership enhancement had no practical effect. We therefore decline to review it. Cf. United States v. Roselli, 366 F.3d 58, 63-64 (1st Cir.2004) (“A district court does not have to determine the exact offense level where such a determination would not affect the court’s sentencing decision under the Guidelines.”); United States v. Ventura, 353 F.3d 84, 90-92 (1st Cir.2003) (<HOLDING>). 4. Absence of Findings. Finally,

A: holding that when a defendant qualifies as a career felon it is not necessary to ascertain the defendants criminal history category because the sentencing guidelines mandate a criminal history category of vi
B: holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an upward variance after finding that the defendants criminal history category of i understated the seriousness of his criminal history
C: holding a court may consider a defendants criminal history even if that history is included in the defendants criminal history category
D: holding that 24 criminal history points was so high that even placement in category vi did not adequately reflect the seriousness of the defendants criminal past
A.