United States v. James Leslie Norman

JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.

James L. Norman appeals his sentence for making two false reports to Braniff Airlines claiming his ex-wife’s suitor was aboard a Braniff plane carrying a handgun and explosives. Mr. Norman was charged with two counts of violating 49 U.S.C.App. § 1472(m) (imparting false information regarding firearms and explosives aboard an aircraft). Because there is no specific sentencing guideline for violation of § 1472(m), the district court applied the guideline for the offense of making threatening communications. The court also refused to group the two counts for…