U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 89-3174.

932 F.2d 1515 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Kevin WILLIAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Fox, Jr., Washington, D.C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Patrice I. Kopistansky, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, and Helen M. Bollwerk, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, BUCKLEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, a defendant who fails to appear before a court will have his punishment for that failure enhanced to reflect the seriousness of the "underlying offense." See United States Sentencing Comm'n, Guidelines Manual § 2J1.6(b) (1990). Arguing that the crime for which he was convicted...

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