United States v. James

FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS January 9, 2020 Christopher M. Wolpert TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 18-3227 (D.C. No. 2:17-CR-20029-CM-1) RICHARD A. JAMES, JR., (D. Kan.) Defendant - Appellant. ORDER AND JUDGMENT * Before LUCERO, MURPHY, and EID, Circuit Judges. I. INTRODUCTION Richard A. James, Jr., pleaded guilty to forcibly assaulting a federal prison official, Joseph Brian Wilson, while Wilson was acting in the course of his duties. See 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), (b). The district court…