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United States v. Steven Otis

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 18, 1997No. 96-2393PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

After Steven Otis’ conviction on drug charges, the district court imposed a longer sentence than that recommended by the applicable guideline range. Otis appeals this upward departure on three grounds: (1) he did not receive notice of the court’s intent to depart; (2) the circumstances did not provide a valid basis for an upward departure; and (3) the district court failed to give reasons for the extent of the upward departure. For the reasons stated below, we remand for resen-tencing.

I. Background

When law enforcement officers searched Steven Otis’ home, they found…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. United States v. James E. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Lynell R. EwingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. SchroederCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Thomas F. Stockheimer, Leonard A. Peth, Harry Days and Mark Van DykeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Soto-PiedraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Theresa L. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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