Legal Opinion
United States v. Zane Higa, United States of America v. Zane Higa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1995No. 93-10107, 93-10149PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the trial court’s admission of evidence of prior inconsistent statements for use as impeachment. We affirm. We also must decide sentencing guidelines issues concerning adjustments for abuse of a position of trust and for obstruction of justice. A Supreme Court decision which came down after the sentencing requires additional findings on the obstruction of justice issue.
I. FACTS-
Zane Higa was a customer service representative for Northwest Airlines. His duties included meeting incoming international flights-and checking planes after the…
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