Legal Opinion
United States v. Dison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2009No. 08-30786PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Alicia Dison pleaded guilty to one count of failure to surrender for service of sentence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146. She now appeals her sentence, claiming that the district court erred in imposing a sentence enhancement pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3147 and section 3C1.3 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) for committing an offense while on release. Concluding that the sentencing court correctly interpreted the Guidelines to permit the application of this enhancement to a § 3146 conviction — a res nova issue in this circuit…
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