Legal Opinion
United States v. William H. Tankersley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2002No. 18-1610PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
William H. Tankersley pled guilty to two counts of criminal contempt of court. On appeal, Tankersley argues that the district court erroneously declined to reduce his sentence by two levels for acceptance of responsibility; that the district court erred when it enhanced his sentence for substantially interfering with the administration of justice; and that the district court erred when it enhanced his sentence for obstructing the administration of justice. We affirm in part, and we vacate and remand in part.
I. Background
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