United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence enhancements, after conviction for mailing threatening communications, upheld where over one-hundred letters written by appellant clearly evidenced an intent to carry out his threats, defendant's conduct was unusually degrading, and victims suffered serious psychological injury.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2002
• Decided 05/16/2002
• Published 05/16/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Tom Szromba (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David B. Mote (argued), Eric M. Schwing, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.