Legal Opinion
United States v. Kirkpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 2009No. 09-2382PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
After William Kirkpatrick was arrested for possessing a gun — something his felony-convictions made unlawful, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) — he confessed to committing four drug-related murders. He also told a cellmate that he had arranged a contract hit on the federal agent who was conducting the investigation. After investing more than 200 hours in investigations, agents concluded that Kirkpatrick had neither killed anyone nor arranged for the agent’s death. Kirkpatrick pleaded guilty to the felon-in-possession charge. The Sentencing Guidelines recommended a range of…
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