Legal Opinion
United States v. Achbani
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2007No. 06-4190PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In December 2005, Lahbib Achbani pleaded guilty to making and uttering a counterfeit check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a). Mr. Achbani disappeared shortly before his scheduled sentencing hearing. The district court postponed the hearing several times while the Government searched for Mr. Achbani. Ultimately the court found that Mr. Achbani had absconded and sentenced him in absentia to 33 months’ imprisonment. Although Mr. Achbani remains missing, his counsel appeals the decision to proceed in Mr. Ach-bani’s absence.
We affirm Mr. Achbani’s sentence. The district…
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