Legal Opinion
United States v. Federico Giovanelli
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 27, 2006No. Docket 04-5763-CRPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
This case requires us, inter alia, to resolve a question on which a panel of this Court has yet to speak, namely, whether United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2J1.2 should apply to a conviction for obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503 where the conviction is based, not on actual obstruction, but rather on an “endeavoring” theory. That is, should U.S.S.G. § 2J1.2 — which applies when “the offense involved obstructing the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense” — apply where a defendant is convicted for endeavoring, unsuccessfully, to obstruct justice? For…
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