United States v. Jarvis Juan

OPINION

M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jarvis Martin Juan appeals his conviction and sentencing for felony and misdemeanor assault. Juan challenges his conviction on due-process grounds, claiming his constitutional rights were violated where the prosecution “threatened” one of its own witnesses with possible perjury charges, allegedly causing the witness to change her previously exculpatory trial testimony to be inculpatory. Because Juan cannot meet his evidentiary burden, his due-process challenge must be rejected.

Similarly, Juan’s claim of sentencing error fails. Juan’s argument that the…