United States Second Circuit

Obstruction of justice enhancement was improperly applied, where there is ambiguity as to whether defendant had the specific intent to obstruct or impede the administration of justice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/19/2002
• Decided 03/04/2003
• Published 03/04/2003

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  FEINBERG, MESKILL and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Long, Albany, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barbara D. Cottrell, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Albany, NY (Joseph A. Pavone, United States Attorney, Steven A. Tyrrell, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Albany, NY, of counsel), for Appellee.