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U.S. v. BRIDGES

No. 97-3144.

175 F.3d 1062 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Furman BRIDGES, Appellant,

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen D. Hernandez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Tony W. Miles, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

Thomas P. Swanton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Mary-Patrice Brown and S. Elisa Poteat, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: SENTELLE, HENDERSON and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Furman Bridges pled guilty to one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The district court departed upward from the sentence Bridges would otherwise have received under the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G.") by increasing his criminal history category from II to V. Bridges appeals his sentence on two grounds. First, he contends that in...

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