Opinion ID: 699616
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: ussg 2a2.2

Text: 16 Thompson next argues that the district court should have sentenced him under USSG Sec. 2A2.4 for obstructing or impeding an officer, rather than for aggravated assault under USSG Sec. 2A2.2. The Application Notes define aggravated assault as a felonious assault that involved (a) a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm (i.e. not merely to frighten), or (b) serious bodily injury, or (c) an intent to commit another felony. USSG Sec. 2A2.2, comment. (n. 1). Thompson bases his argument on the assertion that his assault of TFD Thompson involved none of these three requirements. In a related argument, Thompson argues that the district court erroneously enhanced his sentence four levels under USSG Sec. 2A2.2(b)(3)(B) for inflicting serious bodily injury on TFD Thompson. We  'accept the findings of fact of the district court unless they are clearly erroneous and shall give due deference to the district court's application of the guidelines to the facts.'  United States v. Parker, 989 F.2d 948, 951 (8th Cir.) (quoting 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742(e)), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 114 S.Ct. 146, 126 L.Ed.2d 108 (1993). 17 The district court found that Thompson's assault of TFD Thompson involved both serious bodily injury and intent to commit another felony. We agree. The Guidelines define serious bodily injury as injury involving extreme physical pain or the impairment of a function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or requiring medical intervention such as surgery, hospitalization, or physical rehabilitation. USSG Sec. 1B1.1, comment. (n. 1(j)). TFD Thompson's injury required both hospitalization, albeit briefly, and involved the impairment of his mental faculties when he was knocked unconscious. In addition, the record fully supports the district court's conclusion that Thompson struck TFD Thompson in order to facilitate the robbery of the seized drug proceeds. The fact that the state robbery charge was subsequently dismissed is irrelevant. We again find no clear error.