United States DC Circuit

Sentence for filing a false tax return is affirmed, despite falling below the guideline range, where the sentencing court properly considered all of the sentencing factors and imposed a substantively reasonable sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2008
• Published 11/14/2008

Judges

• Before:  BROWN and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nathan J. Hochman, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Alan Hechtkopf, Attorney.  Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Schertler argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were David Dickieson and Peter V. Taylor.