Legal Opinion
United States v. Maurice Horton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 1996No. 95-3708PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Maurice Horton pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat against a federal budding in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(e). Horton made the threat only one day after a bomb had destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Relying heavily on that fact, the district court determined that Horton’s was an unusual case warranting an upward departure of eight levels from the base offense level that otherwise would have been applicable to Horton’s offense under the Sentencing Guidelines. The court also determined that a four-level reduction…
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