U.S. v. CHAVARRIA

No. 03-40622.

377 F.3d 475 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose CHAVARRIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Corso (argued), James Lee Turner and Julia Bowen Stern, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Pub. Def., H. Michael Sokolow (argued), Christopher Atkinson Jenkins, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, DENNIS and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.


PICKERING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Jose Chavarria appeals the district court's enhancement of his sentence for obstruction of justice. We affirm.

Jose Chavarria was charged in a two-count superseding indictment with possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). A jury convicted him on both counts.

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