Legal Opinion

United States v. John Stephen Wilson

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1990No. 89-50236PublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

John Stephen Wilson appeals his sentence for mail fraud. He challenges the Sentencing Guidelines, claiming they violate his due process rights by requiring the district court to make findings without considering the reliability of the underlying facts and without requiring that those facts meet any articulated standard of proof. 1 We find that the Guidelines do not violate due process on these grounds. Wilson also challenges his sentence under the Guidelines, claiming that the district court, in applying § 2F1.1, incorrectly computed the value of the loss to the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. United States v. Sanchez-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. United States v. Kikumura, YuCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Dario RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Larry KoppCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Edwin Sanchez, United States of America v. Gregorio Rosario, United States of America v. Rafael SanchezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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