United States v. Pyatt

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

This is an appeal pursuant to Rule 7(b) of the Rules of Procedure for the Trial of Misdemeanors before United States Magistrates. Appellant, Richard L. Pyatt, pled guilty to a charge of using a forged parking permit in violation of 41 CFR § 101-20.312(c). Following the plea, the Magistrate sentenced appellant to pay a fine of $1,000 and a special assessment of $5. This appeal followed.

The pertinent facts may be simply stated. Appellant, a Major on active duty in the United States Air Force, forged a parking permit in order to obtain parking space at the Pentagon.…