United States Seventh Circuit

A downward sentence departure for "exceptional acceptance of responsibility," based on defendant's partial payment of restitution prior to sentencing, was an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2002
• Decided 12/06/2002
• Published 12/06/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric Sussman (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter T. Petrakis (argued), Park Ridge, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.