Legal Opinion
United States v. Severson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 2009No. 08-1508PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Bryan J. Severson was convicted of 28 various counts of money laundering, bank fraud and bank embezzlement and was sentenced to 140 months’ imprisonment. Severson challenges both his conviction and sentence. With regard to his conviction, Severson argues that the government failed to prove his knowledge of illegality on ten counts and that a deliberate avoidance instruction was improperly given to the jury. As to his sentence, Severson argues that the loss was improperly calculated and that prior misdemeanors erroneously enhanced his criminal history. For the following…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. CaraniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- United States v. John R. MountCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. FarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Anselmo Carrillo and Francisco SotoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Jeffrey StevensCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States v. Merigrace OrilloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
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