U.S. v. HARPER

No. 05-40500.

448 F.3d 732 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard Andrew HARPER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Traci Lynne Kenner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tyler, TX, Randall Lynn Fluke, Asst. U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for U.S.

Bernard John Shealy, Amy R. Blalock, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Tyler, TX, for Harper.

Before GARWOOD, DAVIS and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Richard Harper, a federal prisoner, was convicted of assaulting his cellmate with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(3). At sentencing, the Government urged the court to apply a four-level increase to Harper's offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2A2.2(b)(3)(D) to account for the degree of injury his victim sustained. The court instead applied a three-level increase pursuant to U.S.S.G. §...

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