Legal Opinion
United States v. Spring L. Acosta and Candace R. Radermacher
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 2007No. 05-3598, 05-3661PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider the extent to which a member of a conspiracy can be held liable under the United States Sentencing Guidelines for the use of a minor where there is no evidence that the defendant personally directed or encouraged the minor in any way. We conclude that the district court misapplied § 3B1.4 of the Guidelines in sentencing Spring Acosta, one of the two defendants in this appeal, when it imposed an enhancement for the use of a minor. We therefore vacate her sentence and remand for resen-tencing. The other defendant, Candace Radermacher,…
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