United States v. McDougle

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Carl McDougle, Carl Manns, and Jerry Dean Lewis engaged in a conspiracy to discipline residents of a center for mentally retarded and physically impaired persons by beating and physically abusing them. On February 15, 1995, four of the center’s employees, including Defendants, beat resident Anthony Monds, who died as a result. Defendants Lewis and Manns pleaded guilty to willfully depriving another of federal rights under color of law resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 242 and 2. They now appeal the calculation of their sentences under the…