UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JEREMY C. MOONEY - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 25, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Kevin M. Schad, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Peter K. Glenn-Applegate, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GILMAN, STRANCH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Jeremy Mooney, a former law-enforcement officer, appeals his conviction on two counts of depriving an inmate of his civil rights under color of law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. Mooney also appeals the procedural reasonableness of his resulting sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM Mooney’s conviction, but VACATE his sentence and REMAND the case for further proceedings with regard to the enhancement for obstruction of justice.

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