U.S. v. FRANZ

No. 88-2739.

886 F.2d 973 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott FRANZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caryn Jacobs and David J. Stetler, Asst. U.S. Attys., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

James R. Epstein, Francine Kaplan, Epstein, Zaideman & Esrig, Chicago, Ill., for Scott Franz.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Scott Franz engaged in a checkkiting scheme and pleaded guilty to a charge of bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344. At his sentencing hearing, Mr. Franz requested that, due to the presence of mitigating circumstances in his case, the district court depart from the sentencing range mandated by the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission under 28 U.S.C. § 994. The district court denied his request for...

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