United States v. Bruce Stephens

ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.

*387 On October 11, 2016, Bruce Wayne Stephens was charged in a single-count indictment with obstruction of justice for threatening to retaliate in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513 (b)(1). Stephens proceeded to a jury trial and was convicted. At the sentencing hearing he was found by the district court to be at offense level 24, criminal history category IV, with a guideline range of 77-96 months. Stephens was sentenced to ninety-six months' imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Stephens contends on appeal that: (1) the district court impermissibly…