UNITED STATES v. SANSBURY

No. 22-30114.

66 F.4th 612 (2023)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Boitmann , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Celia Clary Rhoads, Esq. , Haylie Rose Jacobson , Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


Appellant Richard Sansbury ("Sansbury") appeals the four-level sentencing enhancement for abduction to his base offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(4)(A). For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment.

I. Background

In June 2019, Sansbury and his co-defendant...

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