United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over objections regarding: 1) failure to adhere to established policy in imposing an above-guidelines sentence; 2) the assessment of defendant's criminal history; 3) the weight given to unpaid traffic fines; and 4) failure to fully consider defendant's youth and borderline intellectual functioning.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/17/2008
• Decided 10/29/2008
• Published 10/29/2008

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael F. Iasparro (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Paul Flynn (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.