Legal Opinion
United States v. William Thomas Semsak
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2003No. 02-30153PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the fatal combination of alcohol and an eighteen-wheel tractor-trailer. William Thomas Semsak, drunk behind the wheel of his big-rig truck, collided with a car, killing its driver. Semsak pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and now appeals his sentence. The district court departed upward four levels in sentencing Semsak, reasoning that the size of the truck and the recklessness of Sem-sak’s driving took the case outside the heartland of the offense guideline. See Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81, 96, 116 S.Ct. 2035, 135 L.Ed.2d 392…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Brenda Lee Working, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Willette WhiteskunkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
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