Nathaniel Blayn Becker v. United States
DueProcess
Whether the obstruction of justice enhancement for 'false' trial testimony by the defendant violates the right to testify when the court did not make a finding the allegedly false testimony was willful and did not consider the defendant's psychotic disorder diagnosis' impact on the testimony?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the obstruction of justice enhancement for “false” trial testimony by the defendant violates the right to testify when the court did not make a finding the allegedly false testimony was willful and did not consider the defendant’s psychotic disorder diagnosis’ impact on the testimony? 2. Whether the court’s application of the base offense level for explosive devices that create a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury violates due process where the unlit, “not very energetic” devices could at most simply melt and not explode? i