U.S. v. PURCHESS

No. 96-2033.

107 F.3d 1261 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ashavan PURCHESS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Wszalek, Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alan G. Habermehl, Thomas, Kelly, Habermehl & Wood, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Jr., KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Ashavan Purchess pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana. He appeals from the sentence imposed under the Sentencing Guidelines because the district court declined to award him a reduction for acceptance of responsibility and departed upward to account for conduct which resulted in death.

BACKGROUND

Purchess was charged with a conspiracy...

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