United States Second Circuit

Jumping bail does not qualify for a two-level sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice under USSG 3C1.1, even if the defendant "knowingly and willfully" violated the conditions of release.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2001
• Published 02/01/2001

Judges

• JACOBS, Circuit Judge:, Before JACOBS, LEVAL and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald L. Garnett, New York, N.Y., for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard C. Daddario, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, N.Y. (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Baruch Weiss, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), for Appellee.