Legal Opinion
United States v. Spilotro
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 1989No. Nos. 89-1344, 89-1685PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The government seeks review of the district court’s vacation of the defendant’s six-month custodial sentence. We dismiss the government’s appeal for want of jurisdiction. However, we grant the government’s alternate request for a writ of mandamus and direct that the district court restore the defendant’s original sentence.
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Background
On May 26, 1987, Victor Spilotro pleaded guilty to extortion and filing a false income tax return. On July 17, 1987, he was sentenced to six months in the custody of the Attorney General, to be served in a work-release program. Following that…
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