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U.S. v. BLISS

Docket No. 04-1163-CR.

430 F.3d 640 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael BLISS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah Donovan, Old Saybrook, CT, for Defendant-Appellant.

William B. Darrow, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Vermont, Burlington, VT (Paul J. Van De Graaf, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Burlington, VT, of counsel), for Appellee.

Before: MESKILL, SACK and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

MESKILL, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to consider whether the defendant's flight out of the jurisdiction and use of an alias — both prior to the filing of criminal charges — constitute obstruction of justice within the meaning of section 3C1.1 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines ("Sentencing Guidelines" or "Guidelines").1 For the reasons that follow, we hold that they do not.

Defendant-Appellant Michael Bliss...

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