United States Seventh Circuit

District court's imposition of a within-Guidelines sentence of 104 months upon a defendant convicted of counterfeiting pursuant to a blind plea is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly applied the obstruction of justice enhancement in concluding that defendant willfully lied in his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; and 2) the district court did not err in denying an acceptance of responsibility reduction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/10/2009
• Decided 05/04/2010
• Published 05/04/2010

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Chmelar, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Beau B. Brindley, Attorney, Shapiro & Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.