United States Fourth Circuit

District court erred in granting a downward departure for family responsibilities where defendant was convicted of multiple counts of making false statements to a financial institution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1014.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• Before KING, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and PAYNE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:John Henry Herbig, Parker, Pollard & Brown, P.C., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  Thomas Andrew Hanusik, Trial Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Stephen E. Scarce, Parker, Pollard & Brown, P.C., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Sara E. Flannery, Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.