Legal Opinion
United States v. Francis Schmitz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 2013No. 11-3269PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Francis Alan Schmitz pleaded guilty to a charge of mail fraud and was ordered to serve 84 months in prison, a term slightly below the low end of the sentencing range advised by the Sentencing Guidelines. Schmitz contends that the district court committed two errors in sentencing him: (1) a procedural error, when it failed to address his contention that “factor creep” in the Guidelines has inflated beyond reason the sentencing range for white collar frauds, and particularly for someone of his age and health; and (2) relied on an erroneous understanding…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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- United States v. Karl CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by28 opinions
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