United States Eighth Circuit

After wire fraud and money laundering convictions, upward departure was not an abuse of discretion where defendant's criminal history did not adequately reflect past criminal conduct. Consideration of use of false identification and business names did not constitute impermissible double counting.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/29/2003
• Published 04/29/2003

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge,LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. Murphy, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mikal Hansen, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pierre SD, for appellee.