Legal Opinion
United States v. Halliday
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2011No. 10-4200PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Defendant challenges his sentence for criminal contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury. The sentencing guideline provision for contempt requires the district court to “apply the most analogous offense guideline.” The district court in this case applied the guideline for obstruction of justice. Defendant argues the district court should have applied the provision for failure to appear as a material witness. He also challenges his sentence as substantively unreasonable. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
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