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United States v. Michael Benson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 21, 1998No. 96-5325PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSiler, J., joined by Boggs, J.,

DAVID A. NELSON, J. (pp.-), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Michael Benson has appealed the district court’s application of 18 U.S.C. § 3147 and U.S.S.G. § 2J1.7 to his sentence for failing to appear pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3146, which resulted in a three-level increase to his offense level. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM.

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Benson was indicted on charges of mail theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. He was arrested in January 1994 and released on a $20,000 unsecured bond. After he failed to appear on May 4, 1994, he was subsequently indicted…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  2. Scarborough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. Dana Ray MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Caroll A. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Joseph C. IlacquaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. DisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Daniel S. WiantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. David W. LanierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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