United States Fourth Circuit

Application of a sentence enhancement for failing to appear at sentencing following a guilty plea to mail fraud and wire fraud is affirmed over defendant's argument that the enhancement amounted to double jeopardy and violated the rule of lenity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2006
• Published 01/13/2006

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David Wayne Bouchard, Chesapeake, Virginia, for Appellant.  Howard Jacob Zlotnick, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Michael J. Elston, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.