Legal Opinion

United States v. Raymond Gwiazdzinski, United States of America v. Steven Dreyer

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 14, 1998No. 97-1278, 97-1290PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Raymond Gwiazdzinski and Steven Dreyer pled guilty to money laundering. They appeal contesting the voluntariness of their pleas and raising sentencing issues. We affirm the decisions of the district court except for its imposition of Dreyer’s sentence, which we remand for a small correction.

I. History

An undercover agent posed as someone wanting to launder drug proceeds. On August 18,1993, he learned from unknown Person A that Gwiazdzinski, a Chicago lawyer, could launder the proceeds for him. Person A told the agent to call Gwiazdzinski at his law office and gave him a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Clement A. MessinoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Michael Leroy Barnes, and Cheryl BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Max Allen EllisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Robert J. KnorrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by64 opinions

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  3. United States v. Pedro Martinez, Iii, A/K/A PeteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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  5. United States v. Clinton StracheCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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