Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephanie Donelli
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 7, 2014No. 13-2548PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Stephanie Donelli appeals the 60-month prison sentence she received after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion. She argues that the district court made a procedural error by failing to address her diagnosis of a mental illness, bipolar II disorder, which Donelli now calls a “principal argument in mitigation.”
Since our decision in United States v. Cunningham, 429 F.3d 673 (7th Cir.2005), we have required sentencing judges to address a defendant’s principal arguments in mitigation when those arguments have recognized legal merit. See, e.g., United…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Ricardo Garcia-SeguraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Rondale ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- United States v. GaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- United States v. PatelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
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