Legal Opinion

United States v. James H. Gaddy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 26, 1990No. 89-3037, 89-3038PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Defendant James H. Gaddy appeals his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. He claims that the addition of two points to his base offense level for obstruction of justice was not warranted. In addition, he argues that the district court’s upward departure for possession of a gun was not supported by the facts and that the court unreasonably relied on pending charges to depart upward in his criminal history category. We affirm.

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On May 19, 1989, Gaddy entered Ameri-coin and Jewelry, a coin and jewelry store in-Madison, Wisconsin. Identifying himself as Wayne Sterling, he…

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