United States Seventh Circuit

In sentencing defendant for money laundering where the court denied a downward departure for minor participation in a drug conspiracy, a court may not convert the money laundered into equivalent drug quantities for sentencing purposes.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/20/2001
• Decided 11/29/2001
• Published 11/29/2001

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• W. Charles Grace,James L. Porter (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Charles W. Courtney (argued), Courtney, Clark & Associates, Belleville, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.