Legal Opinion
United States v. Mark v. Buckley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 1999No. 99-1288PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and was sentenced to 63 months in prison. 31 F.Supp.2d 1053 (N.D.Ill.1998). The government appeals the sentence, claiming that Buckley should have been given an obstruction of justice enhancement and denied an acceptance of responsibility discount. U.S.S.G. §§ 3C1.1, 3E1.1. If the government is right, Buckley should have received a minimum sentence of 100 months.
Buckley had entered the bank carrying a briefcase plus a BB gun hidden in his waistband, and had handed a teller a note saying that he had a gun…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. AguilarSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. Carl Hach and Francis HachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. SayetsittyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- United States v. Angel C. LopezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Stanley MayberryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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