U.S. v. SOWELS

No. 92-1670.

998 F.2d 249 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael A. SOWELS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Crooks, Asst. Public Defender and Ira R. Kirkendoll, Federal Public Defender, Ft. Worth, TX, for defendant-appellant.

Christopher Curtis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Richard H. Stephens, Ft. Worth, TX and Joe C. Lockhart, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

This is a case about a postal employee who stole 110 credit cards but was apprehended before he could use them. In calculating the sentence under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1, the district court determined that the loss resulting from the theft equals the combined credit limits of all the cards. Because the district court did not clearly err, we affirm.

I.

Michael A. Sowels (Sowels) pleaded guilty to theft of mail from a...

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