United States Seventh Circuit

Mail and wire fraud convictions are affirmed where court's allowing a witness to assert the Fifth Amendment privilege, and denial of a motion to continue the trial, did not deny defendant a fair trial. Sentence enhancement for abuse of a position of trust was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2002
• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before:  COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick Pope (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Steven Shobat (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.