U.S. v. SZABO

No. 87-2933.

854 F.2d 251 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Andrew SZABO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Appleton, Springfield, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

John Mehlick, Asst. U.S. Atty. (J. William Roberts, U.S. Atty.) U.S. Atty's Office, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant, John Szabo, was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment after admitting that he violated the terms of his probation for the second time in less than three years. Szabo appeals the sentence, arguing that the sentencing judge abused his discretion by relying on improper factors in imposing the prison term. We affirm.

I.

John Szabo, a cashier at the Bank of Pawnee, was experiencing financial difficulties...

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