U.S. v. COCKERHAM

No. 89-8056.

919 F.2d 286 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Ray COCKERHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Allison, White & Allison, Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy M. Jahn and James Blankenship, Asst. U.S. Attys., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JONES, DUHÉ, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

Cockerham appeals two aspects of his sentence. First, he argues that the district court erred by not making written findings of fact or conducting a hearing to resolve disputed issues when determining the amount of restitution. We agree. Then he argues that the district court committed error in calculating his offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines. We disagree. Accordingly, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

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