Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl Joseph Watts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. 90-2899PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
After Carl Joseph Watts pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the district court sentenced him to two concurrent terms of eighteen months in prison. Watts appeals his sentence contending the district court committed error in enhancing his sentence for obstruction of justice. See U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 (Nov. 1, 1989). We affirm.
Under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1, a district court can enhance the offense level of a defendant who “willfully impeded or obstructed, or attempted to impede or obstruct the administration of justice.” When Watts was…
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