Legal Opinion
United States v. Roman Kosmel
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 2001No. 00-4294PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Appellant Roman Kosmel represented himself during his criminal trial for unlawfully harboring illegal aliens, encouraging aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States, engaging in a pattern of unlawfully hiring aliens, money laundering, and marriage fraud. Kosmel now claims that his choice to proceed pro se was not knowing and intelligent. Kosmel also appeals several sentencing rulings following the jury’s conviction. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm Kosmel’s conviction, but remand the case for resentencing.
I. Background
Kosmel, a Czech citizen, entered the…
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