Legal Opinion
United States v. Myers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 2009No. 07-3658PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Ernest Myers (a.k.a.“Tank”) was convicted of attempted arson under 18 U.S.C. § 844(i) after his business burned down. He appeals, claiming the government’s closing statement deprived him of his right to a fair trial and his Confrontation Clause rights. Myers also asserts that he is entitled to a limited remand for resentencing. He was acquitted on five of the six counts related to the arson. Myers objects to the district court’s consideration of the acquitted charges as relevant conduct at sentencing. We affirm.
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Ernest Myers rented a warehouse in the City of Joliet (“the…
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