United States Seventh Circuit

No appellate jurisdiction exists over denial of a motion for downward departure after wire fraud convictions, where the district court recognized that it had the legal authority to depart downward, but found also that the facts did not warrant a departure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/21/2003
• Decided 05/13/2003
• Published 05/13/2003

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christina Egan (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., Terence F. MacCarthy, Imani Chiphe (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.