Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Duarte
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1994No. 93-2872PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to a federal narcotics offense—then threatened the government’s informant, which resulted in the defendant’s receiving an enhanced sentence (of 15 months) on grounds of obstruction of justice. U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1. Later he pleaded guilty to witness retaliation for having threatened the informant, 18 U.S.C. § 1513, and was sentenced to 37 months in prison, to run concurrently with his 15-month sentence; and his first argument is that, having received an obstruction of justice enhancement of his first sentence, he could not, consistently with the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Albert Weston, United States of America v. Paul R. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Fundador Cotts, Victor Fernandez, and Carlos RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Deborah K. TroxellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. Todd Cunningham, Richard G. Hanus, Timothy Marlette, and Vince GalloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Mark G. SertichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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