U.S. v. Forte, No. 95-3076 (D.C. Cir.) (81 F.3d 215) (April 16, 1996) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)
Loaded on May 1, 1996
published in Punch and Jurists
May 20, 1996
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Relevant Conduct.
Case suggests that lying about relevant conduct (as opposed to the offense of conviction) may not always be an absolute bar to an acceptance of responsibility sentence adjustment under USSG § 3E1.1.
In this case, Judge Williams discusses, very briefly, whether lying about a defendant's relevant conduct (as …
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More from this issue:
- Wang v. Reno, No. 93-17262 (9th Cir.) (81 F.3d 808) (April 12, 1996) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Lang, No. 95-3260 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 955) (April 12, 1996) (Judge John C. Porfilio)
- U.S. v. Blackwell, No. 95-8053 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 945) (April 11, 1996) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)
- U.S. v. Tedder, No. 95-10325 (5th Cir.) (81 F.3d 549) (April 15, 1996) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)
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- U.S. v. Blackwell, No. 95-8053 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 945) (April 11, 1996) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)
- U.S. v. Forte, No. 95-3076 (D.C. Cir.) (81 F.3d 215) (April 16, 1996) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)
- U.S. v. Lang, No. 95-3260 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 955) (April 12, 1996) (Judge John C. Porfilio)
- U.S. v. Blake, No. 95-5273 (4th Cir.) (81 F.3d 498) (April 18, 1996) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
- U.S. v. Reed, No. 95-10118 (9th Cir.) (80 F.3d 1419) (April 11, 1996) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
- Faulder v. Johnson, No. 95-40512 (5th Cir.) (81 F.3d 515) (April 10, 1996) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)
- U.S. v. Blake, No. 95-5273 (4th Cir.) (81 F.3d 498) (April 18, 1996) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
- U.S. v. Smith, No. 94-3123 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 915) (February 7, 1996) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha)
- U.S. v. Blake, No. 95-5273 (4th Cir.) (81 F.3d 498) (April 18, 1996) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
- U.S. v. Medina-Estrada, No. 95-4150 (10th Cir.) (81 F.3d 981) (April 16, 1996) (Judge James E. Barrett)
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