United States v. Griffin

OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Charles A. Griffin pled guilty to making, uttering, and possessing forged securities of an organization in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a) and identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(7). At his sentencing, the district court announced a sentence that included 70 months imprisonment, a significant upward departure, before Griffin addressed the court. Following an objection by counsel, the district court allowed Griffin to speak, after which it modified the sentence to require drug treatment during supervised release and to recommend drug…