Legal Opinion
United States v. Hiram Graham
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2019No. 18-2156PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Hiram Graham pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence. At sentencing, he argued that his financial hardships, his extraordinary family situation, and his lack of a criminal record should mitigate his sentence. He now contends that the district court failed to address these arguments or adequately explain his 144-month, below-guidelines prison sentence. But the district court did not commit these procedural errors, so we affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
Over a five-month period, Graham robbed six Aldi grocery stores at gunpoint. He had worked at an…
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