United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for making a false declaration before a grand jury is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the district court admitted into evidence improper lay opinion testimony; and 2) failed to consider the necessary factors in imposing the sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2007
• Published 05/09/2007

Judges

• MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge., Before: DAUGHTREY and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and OBERDORFER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  J. Michael Buckley, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  J. Michael Buckley, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.