United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of an acceptance-of-responsibility sentence adjustment was not clearly erroneous, based on defendant's comments to probation officials, which demonstrated that he did not fully appreciate the illegality of his actions supporting mail fraud convictions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/25/2002
• Decided 06/19/2002
• Published 06/19/2002

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bart Huff (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John T. Theis (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.