Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Rothbard, No. 16-3996 (7th Cir.) (851 F.3d 699) (March 17, 2017) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by Jeffrey Rothbard pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with his participation in a scheme to defraud companies that were interested in obtaining loans for environmentally friendly upgrades to …

Lucas v. U.S., No. 14-2291 (2nd Cir.) (775 F.3d 544) (January 7, 2015) (Per Curiam) by This is an interesting bail forfeiture case in which a declaration of forfeiture in favor of the Government was set aside because of a lack of valid notice under 18 U.S.C. § 983(e)(1), the …

U.S. v. Watkins, No. 10-2971-cr (2nd Cir.) (667 F.3d 254) (January 26, 2012) (Judge Roger J. Miner) by On appeal of a sentence imposed after a guilty plea to a charge of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, the sentence is affirmed, …

U.S. v. Vonner, No. 05-5295 (6th Cir.) (516 F.3d 382) (February 7, 2008) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton) by For a commentary on this decision, see "Circuit split widens on sentencing issue," by Pamela A. MacLean, The National Law Journal, February 25, 2008, as follows: A deepening split among federal circuit …

U.S. v. Vonner, No. 05-5295 (6th Cir.) (452 F.3d 560) (June 29, 2006) (Judge Boyce F. Jr. Martin) by Here a divided panel held that a within-guideline sentence was unreasonable due to a "lack of adequate explanation.".