Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert A. Burke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 2005No. 03-3483PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Robert Burke was charged in a superseding indictment with six counts of perjury before a grand jury, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1623. A petit jury convicted him of all but the third count, and he was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. He challenges both his conviction and his sentence on appeal. We affirm his conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing pursuant to United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).
I. Background
This case involves Burke’s efforts to disguise his role in facilitating the failed…
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