U.S. v. ROOT

No. 92-3034.

12 F.3d 1116 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas L. ROOT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Root, Washington, DC, of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, argued the cause for appellant. On the brief was Thomas L. Root, Washington, DC.

Daniel M. Zachem, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellee. With him on the brief were J. Ramsey Johnson, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, Blanche L. Bruce and Steven D. Mellin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC.

Before: EDWARDS, SILBERMAN, Circuit Judges, and OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.


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

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Thomas L. Root pled guilty to a total of six counts of fraudulent activity in connection with his practice as an attorney before the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"). The District Court sentenced appellant to concurrent terms of thirty-three months' imprisonment on each of the counts. Appellant challenges the court's decision to add two points...

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