United States Seventh Circuit

Sentences for a scheme to defraud the Town of Cicero, Illinois are affirmed where: 1) allowing the guidelines range for one crime to influence the sentence for another is not a violation of due process; 2) the trial judge was not unreasonable in denying a defendant's argument that his sentence should be reduced because of potentially harsh conditions facing him in prison as an ex-police officer; and 3) any error committed by the trial court in the sentencing of a third defendant was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/16/2007
• Decided 02/07/2007
• Published 02/07/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Bindi (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Franklin C. Cook, Freeport, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Spano in 06-1562., Francis C. Lipuma (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Schullo in 06-1585., Amy Adelson (argued), Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Maltese in 06-1604.