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U.S. v. GARRARD

Nos. 95-3389, 95-3391.

83 F.3d 889 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin GARRARD and Bryant Reagor, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Tomaw, argued, Office of U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kelvin Garrard, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Mark Appleton, argued, Appleton & McHugh, Aledo, IL, Greg Chickris, East Moline, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

One of the results — whether it is an unfortunate result or not depends on one's point of view — of the federal sentencing guidelines is longer sentencing proceedings. Under the old law, sentencing proceedings were fairly brisk affairs. Witnesses were called to testify only in unusual cases. And even at that, most witnesses at sentencing were character-type folks — an employer, a minister, a spouse, or a mother...

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