United States Seventh Circuit

A defendant need not have been convicted of a federal crime of terrorism for a district court to consider whether to apply the terrorism sentencing enhancement where it finds that the purpose or intent of the defendant's substantive offense or relevant conduct was to promote a federal crime of terrorism.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2005
• Decided 12/02/2005
• Published 12/02/2005

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John C. Kocoras (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeffrey M. Brandt (argued), Robinson Law Offices, Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.