Legal Opinion
United States v. Sidney Francis Mourning
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1990No. 89-7005PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
The defendant, Sidney F. Mourning, appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after conviction based upon his guilty plea to money laundering charges, in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5316(a), 5322(b). He challenges the findings of the district court concerning base level and specific offense characteristics, leadership role, acceptance of responsibility, and the upward departure from the guidelines. We vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
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Mourning’s conviction and sentence arise from what the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) termed a “reverse…
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