Legal Opinion
United States v. James Caputo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1992No. 91-3315PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
James Caputo pleaded guilty to federal drug offenses and was sentenced under the federal sentencing guidelines to 120 months in prison. His appeal challenges the sentence on several grounds but only one has sufficient merit to warrant discussion. It concerns the computation of his criminal history. He received six criminal history “points” and as a result was classified in criminal history Category III, putting him in the 97-121 month guideline range. He argues that he should have received only three points, which would have put him into Category II and by doing so have…
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