United States v. Lynch

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Defendant Joseph Wayne Lynch II guilty of violating 49 U.S.C. § 46504, which prohibits the in-flight assault or intimidation of a flight crew member or flight attendant that interferes yñth his or her duties. He received a sentence of four months, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. On appeal, Defendant challenges the district court’s interpretation of the statute, the constitutionality of the statute, and the length of his sentence.

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The conduct at issue occurred in 2015 when Defendant was a first-class passenger bn a flight from Philadelphia…