United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the balance that the sentencing judge struck between mitigating and aggravating factors was so far inside the outer bounds of his sentencing discretion as to make the claim of unreasonableness frivolous and the appeal a compelling candidate for an Anders brief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/19/2006
• Published 10/19/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James E. Crowe, III (argued), Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Andrea L. Smith (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.