United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for violating the federal vote-buying statute is vacated where the district court erred in applying the vulnerable-victim enhancement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2005
• Published 04/04/2005

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  COOK, Circuit Judge;  BEER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Ryan D. Walters, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Nicholas A. Marsh, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Ryan D. Walters, William W. Patmon III, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Nicholas A. Marsh, Richard C. Pilger, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.