Legal Opinion
United States v. William J. Burns
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 12, 1990No. 88-3161PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to rule on the validity of the trial judge’s decision to depart from the sentence range contemplated in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The defendant, William J. Burns, pled guilty to theft of government funds, making a false claim against the government, and income tax evasion, crimes for which he expected to receive a sentence of 30 to 37 months in prison pursuant to the applicable Guidelines range. Despite the agreement of the U.S. attorney to the 30-37 month range and the recommendation of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Eddie Wayne RobersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Nicholas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. Tony BurkeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Esau Juarez-OrtegaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Kikumura, YuCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Jose Jesus Lira-BarrazaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Ervin Earl RutterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Cheryl GoffCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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