Legal Opinion
United States v. Coss
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2012No. 10-2330, 10-2331PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This direct criminal appeal concerns the conviction of defendants Scott Edward Sippola (“Sippola”) and Allison Lenore Coss (“Coss”) for extortion of a celebrity. Sippola and Coss challenge the sufficiency of the indictment forming the basis for their convictions, as well as the constitutionality of the extortion statute under which they were charged. They also appeal the district court’s determination that they were not entitled to a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to § 3E1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines…
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