Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael BROWN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-05-11
Citations: 96 F. App'x 771
Docket Number: No. 03-1442
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: PRESENT: FEINBERG, MESKILL and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 96
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-1442.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
May 11, 2004.
James E. Long, Albany, NY, for Appellant.
Robert P. Storch, Assistant United States Attorney (Grant C. Jaquith, Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney, Glenn T. Suddaby, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, on the brief), Albany, NY, for Appellee, of counsel.
PRESENT: FEINBERG, MESKILL and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
In this sentencing-only appeal, defendant Michael Brown challenges the District Court's imposition of a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice under United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G.") § 3C1.1. The District Court entered its findings pursuant to this Court's remand instruction that the sentencing enhancement could not be applied unless the District Court made specific factual findings that warranted the enhancement, see United States v. Brown, 321 F.3d 347 (2d Cir.2003). Defendant contends that the District Court's findings do not support imposition of the enhancement.
Having reviewed the record and considered the arguments of the parties, we conclude that the District Court did not err in imposing the obstruction-of-justice enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1, see, e.g., United States v. Carty, 264 F.3d 191, 194-96 (2d Cir.2001), and the judgment of the District Court is hereby AFFIRMED.
U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 provides for a two-step increase in a defendant's offense level if the defendant "willfully obstructed or impeded, or attempted to obstruct or impede, the administration of justice during the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense."