United States v. Popa, No. 15-11153 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of attempting to fraudulently possess fifteen or more unauthorized access devices. The court concluded that the district court did not plainly err in declining to apply a three-level attempt adjustment under U.S.S.G. 2X1.1(b)(1) where there is no merit to defendant's contention that his offense was only partially completed under section 2X1.1, comment. (n.4). The court concluded that United States v. Thomas is analogous to defendant's situation where Thomas involved the completed offense of the possession of stolen mail, which likewise does not require actual loss as an element. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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