Legal Opinion

United States v. Abdullahi Fidse

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 7, 2017No. 16-50250PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Abdullahi Omar Fidse. appeals his sentence for conspiring to obstruct an agency proceeding and conspiring to make false statements to the executive branch in a terrorism investigation. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001, 1505. Specifically, he argues that the district court erroneously enhanced his Sentencing Guidelines range by applying U.S.S.G. § 3A1.4. This enhancement automatically increases a defendant’s base offense level to 32 and criminal history category to the maximum of VI if the defendant’s offense “is a felony that involved, or was intended to promote,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Kungys v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. United States v. Shukri BakerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Randy GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Arnaout, Enaam M.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. United States v. Francisco Joseph Arcila RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  3. United States v. MohammedDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
  4. United States v. WadiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025

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