Legal Opinion

United States v. Young

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 6, 2018No. 17-3494PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hamilton, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Dean Young pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, for defrauding the Veterans Administration (VA) regarding the extent of his service-related injuries. The district court sentenced Young to 21 months in prison, in the middle of the Sentencing Guideline range calculated based on the loss amount agreed to by the parties and adopted by the court.

Young appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court committed a "plain error" by using the stipulated loss amount of $201,521.41 to calculate both his guideline range and the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Molina-Martinez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Rosales-Mireles v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  4. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. BrodieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. United States v. Rashad RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Dandre MoodyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Edward Burgess, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022

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