U.S. v. A.M.

No. 18-1120.

927 F.3d 718 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America v. A.M., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: June 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Krauss , Quin M. Sorenson [ARGUED], Office of Federal Public Defender, 100 Chestnut Street, Suite 306, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Appellant.

James T. Clancy , Office of United States Attorney, 228 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 11754, 220 Federal Building and Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA 17108, Geoffrey W. MacArthur [ARGUED], Office of United States Attorney, 240 West Third Street, Suite 316, Williamsport, PA 17701, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: SMITH, Chief Judge, and CHAGARES and BIBAS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The text of a law governs its reach. We will neither read in new limits nor read out existing limits on its application. In seeking to lower his sentence, A.M. asks us to do both.

First, he asks us to impose new limits on a Sentencing Guidelines enhancement. A.M.'s sentence for bank fraud...

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