United States v. Terrance Ray Taylor

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Terrance Ray Taylor appeals from his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) for unauthorized departure from a halfway house. He challenges 1) the sufficiency of the evidence against him, 2) the district court’s refusal to appoint counsel to represent him at sentencing, and 3) the calculation of his sentence under the federal sentencing guidelines. After a careful review of the record and the parties’ briefs, this Court will uphold Taylor’s conviction, but will remand the case for resentencing.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1986 Terrance Ray Taylor was convicted of…