Legal Opinion

United States v. Alfred M. Craft

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 7, 2007No. 06-1611PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Alfred M. Craft guilty of two counts of witness tampering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512. At sentencing, the court 1 enhanced Craft’s sentence after determining that he had obstructed justice by misleading investigators about his finances. Craft appeals, arguing, that the evidence is insufficient to support (1) his witness tampering convictions and (2) his enhanced sentence for obstruction of justice. Finding ample record evidence to support both the conviction and the sentence enhancement, we affirm.

I. Background

Craft, a farmer, baited carcasses with…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Arthur Andersen LLP v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. John D. BehlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Paul William CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Silvio Perez RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,297 United States of America v. Phillip Lynn LloydCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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