United States v. Charles E. Isom

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Charles Isom appeals the sentence imposed after he was convicted of one count of dealing with counterfeit obligations. 18 U.S.C. § 473. Isom contends that because the jury acquitted him of the accompanying count of counterfeiting itself, 18 U.S.C. § 371, it was error for the district court to enhance his sentence on the basis that he had actually printed the counterfeit obligations.

Isom worked at a print shop where he operated a printing press. In early June of 1988, Jeffrey Riddel asked Isom if he would be interested in working for him at a print shop he was opening.…