United States v. Romero

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

DAVID M. EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Romero appeals his sentence imposed for the crime of assault on a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) & (b). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

Background

Mr. Romero was serving an unrelated prison sentence on a prior conviction when he attacked Shawn Boyd, a Bureau of Indian Affairs corrections officer, by spitting on him, gouging one of his eyes, and scratching his face and neck. He was indicted on one count of assaulting a federal officer and a jury found him guilty of that offense.

The…