Legal Opinion
United States v. Saani
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 2011No. 09-3138PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Tijani Ahmed Saani appeals the sentence he received after pleading guilty to five counts of filing a false tax return, a violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). Saani argues the district court erred in applying the United States Sentencing Guidelines by increasing his base offense level on the ground he significantly disrupted a governmental function and by denying him credit for acceptance of responsibility. He also argues the district court erred by varying upward from the Guidelines range pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §…
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