Legal Opinion
United States v. Gooden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 2009No. 08-3240PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Larry Gooden pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap and using a firearm during a crime of violence. In a proffer agreement, Gooden admitted to participating in a six-day crime spree that involved robbing several people at gunpoint, abducting a victim and holding him captive in the trunk of his car for several days, and attempting to rape another victim. A probation officer calculated the guidelines range to be 444 to 525 months’ imprisonment, and the district court sentenced him to 600 months based on the brutality of his offense and his recidivism. Gooden appeals, arguing that his sentence…
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