United States v. Hanhardt

OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the court is a limited remand from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir.2005), directing this court to indicate whether it would have sentenced the three Defendants differently, had the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”) been advisory rather than mandatory at the time of sentencing. For the following reasons, the court determines that it would not have sentenced these Defendants differently had the Guidelines been advisory rather than mandatory.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Facts

Defendant…