Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2016No. 14-10113PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSENTHAL, District Judge:
This case asks us to examine whether and when it is proper to enhance a defendant’s sentence for obstructing justice by committing perjury during a trial on a charge that the same defendant had obstructed justice on an earlier occasion. Other circuits have addressed the sentencing consequences of committing perjury to try to avoid a perjury conviction, but we have not.
Stephen Johnson was indicted for obstructing justice by lying under oath to a grand jury about his role in impeding an investigation by warning the targets about an impending police raid. During…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. CartyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. StoterauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Maria Huerta-Guevara v. John D. Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Deshawn Lee Robinson A/K/A Leland Kirk, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. United States of America v. Jeffrey Meekes A/K/A Orris Weathington, United States of America v. Keith Jackson A/K/A Kevin McElhannonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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