Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Malik, No. 02 CR 972 (N.D.Ill.) (282 F.Supp.2d 833) (July 1, 2003) (Judge Milton I. Shadur) by Here the Court rejected, as clearly inappropriate, the automatic and mechanistic application of USSG § 2G2.2 to all the child pornography crimes covered in 18 USC § 2252A, holding that some …

U.S. v. Sromalski, No. 01-4236 (7th Cir.) (318 F.3d 748) (February 7, 2003) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by Defendant pled guilty to possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin accepted the recommendation of the presentence …

U.S. v. Leahy, No. 98-1176 (7th Cir.) (169 F.3d 433) (February 17, 1999) (Judge Michael S. Kanne) by This case is noted because it helps to explain the complex procedures that should be used when no Guideline had been expressly promulgated for the crime at issue (i.e., the specific crime …

U.S. v. Kuku, No. 95-9552 (11th Cir.) (129 F.3d 1435) (December 2, 1997) (Per Curiam) by In a case involving counterfeit identification cards, the Court ruled that the district court erred by using § 2F1.1 rather than § 2L2.1 to calculate the defendant's sentence.

U.S. v. Jackson, No. 96-8718 (11th Cir.) (117 F.3d 533) (July 21, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Case held that the district court improperly sentenced defendant under guideline governing civil rights violations rather than guideline for theft offenses, despite finding that defendant, a former police officer, committed civil rights violations.