Legal Opinion

United States v. Ghiassi

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 30, 2013No. 12-3596PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Farshad Ghiassi pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court ordered him to serve a prison term of 70 months. Ghiassi appeals his sentence, contending that the district court erred as a matter of fact in finding him responsible for eight or more firearms and deprived him of due process by relying, in substantial part, on his co-defendant’s testimony at her sentencing to make that finding. Finding no error, we affirm.

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In February and early March of 2011, Alicia Wiseman purchased a total of eight…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Williams v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. United States v. Taryll MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Devon RocheCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by31 opinions

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