Legal Opinion
United States v. Thornton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2008No. 06-50597PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
David Thornton appeals from the district court’s decision to not re-sentence him after a limited remand pursuant to United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). He challenges both the ruling on remand and certain issues with respect to the original sentencing.
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Over the course of several years, Thornton successfully defrauded friends, family members, and complete strangers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. He used two schemes: The first involved a charitable foundation he established purportedly to raise funds for kidney research for the…
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