Legal Opinion
United States v. Laina J. McCracken Vieke
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 3, 2003No. 02-30323PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals the district court’s downward departure to probation granted to Laina J. McCracken Vieke (“Vieke”) on the basis of the aberrant nature of her credit card abuse and identity theft pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline § 5K2.20. Jurisdiction is proper before this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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In March of 2001, Vieke’s parents discovered that their daughter was responsible for obtaining approximately $50,000 in fraudulent credit card charges in their names. Following a two count grand jury indictment, Vieke entered a guilty plea…
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