U.S. v. POWERS

No. 17-3012.

885 F.3d 728 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. James POWERS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Becker , appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Rachel Heron , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey H. Wood , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric Grant , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Jennifer Scheller Neumann and John Smeltzer , Attorneys. Elizabeth Trosman and James A. Ewing , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.

Before: Tatel, Srinivasan, and Pillard, Circuit Judges.


James Powers pleaded guilty to one count of failing to remove asbestos-containing material prior to renovation, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c)(1). On appeal, Powers raises procedural and substantive challenges to the sentence imposed by the district court. He also contends that he received ineffective assistance...

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