United States v. Gary Stephen West

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Gary S. West challenges the District Court’s two-point upward adjustment of his sentence, pursuant to section 3B1.3 of the federal Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”), for allegedly abusing a position of private trust. West pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. West, the president and sole employee of a small courier company, admitted…