Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul J. Grimes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1999No. 98-1828PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Paul Grimes, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 (mail fraud) and 1342 (use of false name or address in connection with mail fraud), and was sentenced to 63 months in prison, fined $125,000, and ordered to pay restitution to his victims of $500,000. His appeal presents three issues. The first is whether the district judge erred in refusing to order a psychiatric evaluation. Grimes had pleaded guilty, and was awaiting sentencing, when he jettisoned the lawyer who had negotiated the plea agreement and moved to set aside his guilty plea. The district…
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