Filed: May 07, 1997
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 96-3845 _ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United * States District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Arkansas. * Eugene Fitzhugh, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _ Submitted: May 5, 1997 Filed: May 7, 1997 _ Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Eugene Fitzhugh, convicted of bribery with the intent to influence an official of a federal small business investment company, appeals a ten
Summary: United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ No. 96-3845 _ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United * States District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Arkansas. * Eugene Fitzhugh, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _ Submitted: May 5, 1997 Filed: May 7, 1997 _ Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _ PER CURIAM. Eugene Fitzhugh, convicted of bribery with the intent to influence an official of a federal small business investment company, appeals a ten-..
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 96-3845 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United * States District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Arkansas. * Eugene Fitzhugh, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: May 5, 1997 Filed: May 7, 1997 ___________ Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Eugene Fitzhugh, convicted of bribery with the intent to influence an official of a federal small business investment company, appeals a ten- month sentence imposed by the District Court.1 He argues that the court erred in using the presentence investigation report as evidence when he challenged the facts contained therein. We disagree, because the record establishes that Fitzhugh waived his objection to the relevant facts contained in the presentence investigation report. We conclude that the District Court’s estimate of the value of the bribe is not clearly 1 The Honorable Stephen M. Reasoner, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. erroneous and that it plainly warranted a four-level enhancement. Accordingly, Fitzhugh’s sentence is affirmed. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT -2-
