Legal Opinion

United States v. Christine Wright-Darrisaw

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 24, 2015No. Docket 14-1809-crPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Christine Wright-Darrisaw appeals a judgment of conviction for threatening to kill the President of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871(a). Wright-Darrisaw also appeals the procedural reasonableness of her sentence, challenging: (1) the district court’s decision not to apply a four-level decrease in the offense level pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) § 2A6.1(b)(6) based on the court’s determination that the threat involved deliberation; (2) a three-level increase in her offense level pursuant U.S.S.G. § 3A1.2(a)…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. United States v. Mary Frances CarrierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Maurice HortonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Anthony ElonisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Joshua William SandersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. Peter J. SantosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020

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