United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice under USSG 3C1.1 is proper when defendant took the stand in his own defense and submitted perjured testimony denying any involvement or participation in the criminal scheme for which he was convicted, after government witnesses uniformly testified that defendant was personally involved in the criminal scheme.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/24/2001
• Decided 02/16/2001
• Published 02/16/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EVANS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia Kendall (argued), Christopher S. Niewoehner, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., Andrew M. Cohen (DNA) (argued), Robert L. Edwards, Edwards & Associates, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.