United States Eleventh Circuit

Conviction for arson is affirmed over defendant's claims that his due process rights were violated because the prosecution made inflammatory remarks during closing argument and the cumulative errors made by the district court denied him a fair trial. However, the sentence is vacated and remanded where the district court's findings were inadequate to support its application of a cross-reference to attempted first-degree murder, U.S.S.G. section 2A2.1(a)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2008
• Published 04/14/2008

Judges

• WILSON, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, WILSON, Circuit Judge, and MARTINEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynn Gitlin Fant (Court-Appointed), Marietta, GA, for Mock., Joseph A. Plummer, Amy Levin Weil, U.S. Atty., Francey Hakes, Atlanta, GA, for U.S.