United States Tenth Circuit

The district court did not err in concluding that defendant's conduct fell outside the "heartland" of involuntary manslaughter cases, to support a seven-level upward departure in offense level under the U.S.S.G., as factors relied upon advanced the objectives set forth in 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a)(2).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2003
• Published 06/18/2003

Judges

• TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, BRORBY, and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynn Hartfield, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Michael G. Katz, Federal Public Defender, and Charles Szekely, Assistant Federal Public Defender, on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of Colorado and Wyoming, Denver, CO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Hutchins, Assistant United States Attorney (John W. Suthers, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, CO, for Appellee.