Does Section 3C1.1(a) of the Criminal Code apply to threatening or intimidating a witness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Dudley, 967 F.2d 593 (9th Cir. 1992):
Section 3C1.1 directs the district court to increase a defendant's offense level by two levels 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." U.S.S.G. 3C1.1. Threatening or intimidating a witness is a type of conduct to which the enhancement applies. Id., comment. (n. 3(a)); United States v. Pascucci, 943 F.2d 1032, 1037-38 (9th Cir.1991).
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