Legal Opinion
United States v. Larnel Webb Lofton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1990No. 89-30225PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
While appellant Larnel Webb Lofton (“Lofton”) was in jail awaiting his sentencing hearing on charges of wire fraud and bail jumping, he used his jail telephone to continue his wire fraud activities. The district court characterized this conduct as obstruction of justice and adjusted Lofton’s offense level upward by two points. Lof-ton appeals his sentence which the district court imposed using this upward adjustment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm.
DISCUSSION
Sentencing Guidelines § 3C1.1, entitled “Willfully…
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