United States Seventh Circuit

When the sentence the court imposes is legal under the governing statute and results from the defendant's explicit agreement, it is not affected by the judge's perception of the mandatory or advisory nature of the US Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2005
• Published 06/01/2005

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Monika Bickert (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Ellen R. Domph (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.