United States Sixth Circuit

Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(CD)(1) and Tackett, the district court must set forth factual findings, independent of those contained within the presentence investigation report, to support a sentence enhancement for taxpayer's obstruction-of-justice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2001
• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  BORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christian Stickan (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Harvey B. Bruner (briefed), Bret Jordan (argued), Harvey B. Bruner & Assoc., Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.