United States v. David Randall Snider

ORDER

The memorandum disposition, filed on August 24, 1992, is amended and redesig-nated an authored opinion by Judge Kozin-ski.

OPINION

I

Snider and his ex-girlfriend Penny Potter went to watch a boat race in a federal park. They quarreled, and Potter threw Snider’s belongings out of her car and tried to drive away. Snider chased after her, jumped into the ear, and began hitting her — hard enough to break her jaw — while she was driving. When a federal park ranger came to Potter’s rescue, Snider first ordered Potter to tell the ranger that ev erything was all right, and when she didn’t comply, hit the ranger and tried to flee.

Snider was convicted of assaulting Potter, 18 U.S.C. § 113 (f), assaulting the ranger, 18 U.S.C. § 111 , and giving false information to the ranger when the ranger arrested him, 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . Snider also got a four-level enhancement for breaking Potter’s jaw, U.S.S.G. § 2A2.2(b)(3)(B) (serious bodily injury), and a two-level enhancement for instructing her to tell the ranger that all was well, U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 (obstruction of justice).

II

Snider contends he pled guilty solely because he was afraid that his lawyer Green — who, according to…