United States Fourth Circuit

USSG 3B1.4, providing for a sentence enhancement where defendant involved juveniles in the offense, is a discretionary enhancement when the defendant is under 21 years of age.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2001
• Decided 06/28/2001
• Published 06/28/2001

Judges

• Before LUTTIG, DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stephen Clayton Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, NC, for Appellant.  Thomas B. Murphy, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, NC, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, NC, for Appellant.  Janice McKenzie Cole, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, NC, for Appellee.