Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Oates, No. 97-10442 (5th Cir.) (122 F.3d 222) (September 4, 1997) (Judge Will L. Garwood) by Court rejected use of U.S.S.G. § 2X1.1 because bank fraud was substantially complete at the time of defendant's arrest.

U.S. v. Medina, No. 95-1131, No. 173 (2nd Cir.) (74 F.3d 413) (January 23, 1996) (Per Curiam) by Section 2X1.1(b)(2) provides for a three-level reduction of the base offense level in cases of a conspiracy, unless the circumstances demonstrate that the conspirators were about to complete all the acts believed …