U.S. v. SULLIVAN

No. 89-1746 Summary Calendar.

895 F.2d 1030 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Edward SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis E. Sullivan, Angelo, Tex., pro se.

Joe Hernandez, San Angelo, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Roger McRoberts, Nancy M. Koenig, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lubbock, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Sentenced to 75 months imprisonment and $290,000 in fines after conviction on a guilty plea of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342, and false representation of a social security number, 42 U.S.C. § 408(g)(2), John Edward Sullivan appeals, contending that his sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Finding that the sentences do not offend the eighth amendment, we affirm.

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