United States v. Dowell

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Jack Dowell appeals 1 his convictions for destroying government property by fire, violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 844(f)(1) & (2), 2 and forcibly interfering with IRS employees and administration, violating 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 26 U.S.C. § 7212(a). 3 He also argues that United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), entitles him to resentencing. Having jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM Dowell’s convictions and his sentence. 4

I. FACTS

The evidence at trial established the following: Dowell’s…