United States v. Mays

ORDER

This is a direct appeal from a judgment denying a post-judgment motion to reduce or rescind a fine levied in a criminal judgment and commitment order. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

In 1994, James V. Mays was convicted by jury of twenty-eight separate counts stemming from his role in a scheme to manufacture and sell adulterated orange juice. The district court sentenced Mays to a 104 month term of imprisonment…