Legal Opinion
United States v. Diekhoff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2008No. 07-1432PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Michael Diekhoff appeals his convictions below for kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a), using a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Following his convictions, the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment as to the first count with concurrent sentences for the remaining two. The only real issue below was Diek-hoffs sanity, and, here on appeal, Diekhoff appeals the district court’s handling of this defense on a number of grounds.…
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