United States v. Lang

TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Defendant-Appellant Johnny Lang and Defendant-Appellant Shari Lewis Lang of the following: (1) obstructing justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1504, (2) acting as accessories after the fact to the distribution of heroin in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3, and (3) conspiring to do both in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. The jury also convicted Mr. Lang of making a false statement to the FBI in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and found Mrs. Lang guilty of unlawfully removing a document from a federal clerk’s office in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071(a).

After departing…