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United States Seventh Circuit


US v. MALLON, 03-2049

A four-level departure for "severely diminished capacity to make good judgments", under U.S.S.G. section 5K2.13, was error where the record did not show that a heart disease sufferer had a mental condition disposing him to pedophilia.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/06/2003
  • Published 10/06/2003

Judges

  • EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • T. Markus Funk (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Cynthia Giacchetti (Argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.
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