United States Seventh Circuit

The manner in which a judge "calculated" a sentence, based on his conclusions about appellant's past criminal conduct and future likelihood of wrongdoing, ran afoul of U.S.S.G. section 4A1.3 and was an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2002
• Decided 05/10/2002
• Published 05/10/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ricardo Meza (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. Parsons,Kent V. Anderson (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.