United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant was not eligible for the "safety valve" exception to the five-year mandatory minimum sentence for a marijuana offense, 18 U.S.C. section 3553(f), where he had not given the government complete information about his offense prior to his sentencing hearing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2002
• Decided 04/09/2003
• Published 04/09/2003

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carole J. Ryczek (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Leonard C. Goodman (Argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.