Legal Opinion

United States v. Walton

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 25, 2018No. 17-2984PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

Marcel Walton, a "Grand Sheik" of the Moorish Science Temple of America in Chicago, stole more than $3 million from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") by filing and assisting others in filing fraudulent tax returns. He pled guilty to mail fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and was sentenced to 68 months' imprisonment-below the advisory guidelines range. On appeal, Walton asserts that the district court violated his due-process rights by relying on inaccurate information in determining the appropriate sentence. Because Walton does not show that any information was false, nor that the district…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. Muhannad MusaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Salvador A. VivitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Renard R. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Miles MusgravesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. Orton, Gerald v. HeppDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2020
  3. Songetay, Eugene v. Fuchs, LarryDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2021
  4. United States v. Bruce RhodesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Bruce RhodesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020

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