United States v. Gaskell

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. No. 97-4216. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Diane M. GASKELL, Defendant-Appellant. Feb. 2, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. (No. 94-10011- CR-SH), Shelby Highsmith, Judge. Before DUBINA and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge. DUBINA, Circuit Judge: This sentencing appeal presents the question of whether a federal judge in a case governed by the Assimilated Crimes Act ("ACA"),

18 U.S.C. §§ 13

and 7, is permitted to sentence a defendant to a longer term…