U.S. v. FORTE

No. 95-3076.

81 F.3d 215 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alfonzo FORTE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam S. Tanenbaum, student counsel, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed counsel, Washington, DC, and Ellen R. Finn.

Andrew Kline, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the briefs were Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Brian M. Murtagh, Assistant United States Attorneys.

Before: WALD, WILLIAMS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant raises the question whether the federal Sentencing Guidelines require a court to deny a defendant a sentence reduction for "acceptance of responsibility" when the defendant — while pleading guilty — lies about "relevant conduct." While we doubt that the guidelines create such an absolute bar to the reduction, ultimately we need not resolve the...

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