U.S. v. SHYLLON

No. 91-3219.

10 F.3d 1 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Abdul Karim SHYLLON, A/K/A A.K. Shyllon, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Hausman, Washington, DC (appointed by the Court) argued the cause and filed the brief, for appellant.

G. Bradley Weinsheimer, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellee. With him on the brief were J. Ramsey Johnson, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC.

Before: EDWARDS, WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Abdul Karim Shyllon appeals from a judgment of conviction for extortion and mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951 and 1341. Shyllon argues that the verdict was invalid for ambiguity, that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated, and that his sentence was based upon an inappropriate offense level and included improper "abuse of trust...

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