United States v. John Henry Becker, Iii, United States of America v. John Francis Powers

John Henry Becker, III, and John Francis Powers were convicted for attempted escape from the custody of the Attorney General of the United States in violation of 18' U.S.C. § 751(a) * and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. On consideration of the briefs and record, we grant the government’s motion to affirm without oral argument.

The principal question raised on this appeal is whether Becker should have been sentenced under § 751(b), for which the maximum term of imprisonment is one year. This section, with exceptions not pertinent to this case, applies to a person, under the age of…