Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Jimenez-Otero
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 14, 1990No. 89-1562PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is a single-issue sentencing appeal wherein a defendant who pled guilty to a charge of threatening a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 115(a), (b)(4), challenges the district court’s 6-point adjustment in its computation of defendant’s total offense level. The court made the upward adjustment because it found that the defendant had engaged in conduct “evidencing an intent to carry out [the] threat,” U.S.S.G. § 2A6.1(b)(l), by brandishing a screwdriver during the crime’s commission.
The circumstances are as follows. On September 28, 1988, defendant-appellant…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- United States v. Gilberto Ocasio, A/K/A Gilberto Ocasio AgostoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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