Legal Opinion
United States v. George House, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1986No. 86-1120PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While serving a federal sentence that does not expire until 2005, to be followed by 30 years’ imprisonment in Mississippi, George House stabbed to death Jack Callison, a fellow prisoner. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, see 18 U.S.C. § 1112, under a plea bargain. The government dropped a murder charge and promised to recommend that the judge sentence House to ten years’ imprisonment, consecutive to his existing sentence. The court accepted the prosecutor’s recommendation but added $1,303.61 in restitution to compensate the government for Callison’s autopsy,…
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