U.S. v. SOLOFA

No. 12-3043.

745 F.3d 1226 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Paul SOLOFA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Misha Tseytlin , appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Matthew D. McGill and Erik R. Zimmerman , appointed by the court.

John-Alex Romano , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Mythiili Raman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Raymond N. Hulser , Principal Deputy Chief, Public Integrity Section. Kathleen A. Felton and Daniel A. Petalas , Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, and Elizabeth Trosman , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered appearances.

Before: GRIFFITH and SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judges, and SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Paul Solofa of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and the district court sentenced him to 35 months in prison. Solofa challenges his conviction on the ground that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance and his sentence on the ground that the district court improperly applied an enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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