U.S. v. LAMBRIGHT

No. 02-40993 Summary Calendar.

320 F.3d 517 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel R. LAMBRIGHT, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Naman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Wayne R. Dickey and Amy R. Blalock, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Tyler, TX, Travis E. Kitchens, Jr., Evans & Kitchens, Groveton, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joel R. Lambright, Jr. (Lambright), appeals the sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty-plea conviction for willful deprivation, under color of law, of another's constitutional rights under 18 U.S.C. § 242. Lambright, who was working as a corrections officer at a Texas state prison at the time of the offense, assaulted an inmate named Michael McCoy (McCoy), causing his death. Lambright argues that the district court erred in enhancing...

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