U.S. v. WRIGHT

No. 95-6677.

119 F.3d 390 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tonda Watkins WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided: July 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Winck, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Knoxville, TN, Wayne A. Rich, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attorney, (briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chattanooga, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Deirdra J. Brown (briefed), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: ENGEL, MERRITT, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Tonda Watkins Wright appeals her sentence, imposed after a guilty plea. Wright argues that the district court erred in applying UNITED STATES SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL (U.S.S.G.) § 3A1.3 (1994), "Restraint of Victim," because the restrained person was not a victim. She also argues that the district court erred in departing upward by four levels. For the reasons set forth below we reject both arguments and affirm her...

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