Legal Opinion
United States v. Huerta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1999No. 98-20812PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Pablo Huerta appeals the sentence imposed upon him by the district court. He argues that his flight from arresting officers did not constitute obstruction of justice and therefore did not warrant an offense-level enhancement under section 3C1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm.
I
Huerta pleaded guilty, without a written plea agreement, to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). According to Huerta’s pre-sentence report (PSR), on December 5, 1997, Freddie Woodard was riding his bicycle in an apartment complex…
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