United States v. Christopher Eric Anderson

GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the district court erred in denying to the defendant “acceptance of responsibility” credit under § 3E1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines. We hold it did not err.

Christopher Eric Anderson was an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno, Oklahoma. On July 23, 1992, Anderson went to a housing unit of the prison other than the unit in which he resided. Tom Long, a senior officer on duty, approached Anderson and asked him what he needed. Anderson replied that he was there to work put with a friend. Long examined a blanket…