United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce is affirmed where the court was justified in rendering an above-guidelines sentence after finding that the defendant recklessly introduced the drug into commerce while knowing that his product had caused the deaths of consumers.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2006
• Decided 12/13/2006
• Published 12/13/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Donna R. Eide (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., James C. McKinley (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.