YEMSON v. U.S.

No. 98-CO-1604.

764 A.2d 816 (2001)

Olarenwaju A. YEMSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Iweanoge, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Mary Patrice Brown, Michael W. Wright, and Catherine J. Motz, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and NEWMAN, Senior Judge.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Yemson entered guilty pleas to one felony count of credit card fraud,1 one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property,2 and one misdemeanor count of failure to appear in court when required, in violation of the Bail Reform Act.3 On appeal he contends that the sentencing court (1) impermissibly took into account his national origin

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