United States Seventh Circuit

Ongoing plea negotiations do not justify a defendant's calculated decision to wait until one day before trial to file motion to suppress evidence, but district court must explain the degree of defendant's upward sentencing departure under USSG 4A1.3.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2000
• Decided 12/06/2000
• Published 12/06/2000

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Diane L. Berkowitz (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Dyer, IN, for plaintiff-appellee., Jerolda S. Solovy, Jessie K. Liu (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.