Legal Opinion
United States v. Ciszkowski
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2007No. 06-12592PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Wojtek Ciszkowski was convicted by a jury on charges of murder for hire, possession of drugs with the intent to distribute them, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Because the firearm that was intended to be used to commit the murder was equipped with a silencer, Ciszkowski’s sentence was drastically lengthened due to the application of a thirty-year mandatory minimum. Cisz-kowski appeals, arguing that he was set up by the government and claiming that he did not know the firearm was equipped with a silencer when he took it from the…
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