Legal Opinion
United States v. James Kruger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 2016No. 15-3203PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant James M. Kruger was arrested in 2013 after a day-long crime spree in southwestern Wisconsin during which he robbed his uncle, kidnapped a 69 year-old farmer, stole multiple vehicles, and drove over rural roads at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour in an ultimately unsuccessful effort to elude capture by the authorities. He pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and the district court ordered him to serve a prison term of 180 months. Kruger appeals the sentence, contending that…
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