United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant who attacked a co-defendant for incriminating him is subject to obstruction of justice sentence enhancement even though defendant had already confessed to the crime, because co-defendant's retraction of accusations may have motivated defendant to go to trial anyway.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2001
• Decided 11/30/2001
• Published 11/30/2001

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ralph M. Friedrich (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, J. Christopher Moore, Office of the U.S. Atty., Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Paul M. Storment, III (argued), Belleville, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.