Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernesto Mutuc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 2003No. 03-1116PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Ernesto Mutuc appeals his conviction and resulting sentence for having committed bankruptcy fraud. He argues ineffective assistance of counsel, failure to properly instruct the jury, and an erroneous sentence calculation. We affirm Mutuc’s conviction and sentence.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1994, Mutuc’s marriage ended in divorce. Under the divorce decree, Mutuc’s former wife, Julie Kanealy, received alimony, child support, the marital domicile, and the funds within Mutuc’s 401(k). The 401(k) funds, approximately $36,000 as of May 2,1994, were to be used in paying…
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