U.S. v. PIGNO

No. 90-3476.

922 F.2d 1162 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam J. PIGNO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillar C. Moore, III, Anthony J. Marabella, Jr., Marabella & Moore, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellant.

Albert J. Winters, Jr., and Peter G. Strasser, Asst. U.S. Attys., John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, SMITH, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Sam J. Pigno pled guilty to misprision of a felony, mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 4. In an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines, the district court sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment. He challenges the upward departure and its underlying bases; but, he failed to raise these issues in the district court. Accordingly, we review only for plain error; and finding none, AFFIRM.

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