U.S. v. Francis

JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge: Henry Francis and Jacqueline Dennis appeal their convictions of conspiring to murder a federal official engaged in and on account of the performance of his official duty, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1114 and 1117 (1994), and six counts of using interstate and foreign commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958 (1994). Francis also appeals his conviction of solicitation to commit a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 373 and 2 (1994). Francis argues that he was entrapped as a matter of law and that the district court misapplied the sentencing guidelines. Francis and Dennis both argue that the district court1 erred in allowing the government to introduce summaries of wiretapped telephone conversations. Dennis also argues that the district court erred in refusing to grant her a severance. We affirm.