Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Alrub, No. 00 CR 76 (N.D.Ill.) (160 F.Supp.2d 988) (September 5, 2001) (Judge Robert W. Gettleman) by

U.S. v. Dove, No. 00-4248 (4th Cir.) (247 F.3d 153) (April 13, 2001) (Judge Karen J. Williams) by Here the Fourth Circuit agreed with a number of other Circuits to have ruled on the issue that relevant conduct under the Guidelines must be criminal conduct - rejecting the Government's contrention …

U.S. v. Shafer, No. 98-1955 (6th Cir.) (199 F.3d 826) (December 22, 1999) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by The defendant in this case was convicted of making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 - and, at sentencing, the district court included in its sentencing calculation as relevant …

U.S. v. Martin, No. 98-3831 (8th Cir.) (195 F.3d 1018) (November 18, 1999) (Per Curiam) by The defendant pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and at sentencing the district court imposed a four-level sentencing enhancement under the provisions …

U.S. v. Peterson, No. 95-40820 (5th Cir.) (101 F.3d 375) (November 27, 1996) (Judge Eldon E. Fallon) by This decision, involving a securities fraud conviction under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)), contains an important analysis of the scope of "relevant conduct" under the Guidelines. Here, …

U.S. v. Chunza-Plazas, No. 94-1009 (2nd Cir.) (45 F.3d 51) (January 23, 1995) (Judge George C. Pratt) by Court rejected a 16-level upward departure under § 5K2.9 based on uncorroborated unreliable "triple hearsay" evidence which it labeled as unreliable - calling the Government's theories in support of the departure "irreconcilable". …