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U.S. v. BARNES

No. 98-1806.

188 F.3d 893 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond BARNES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Dyer, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Suzanne Philbrick (argued), Chesterton, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Barnes pleaded guilty to counterfeiting, 18 U.S.C. § 472, and was sentenced to 21 months in prison. The appeal challenges the sentence on two grounds, both frivolous. We limit discussion to one, not because it is the less frivolous one but because it involves an institutional matter of significance.

The sentencing guidelines require an increase in the defendant's base offense level if, as here, he manufactured the counterfeits, unless...

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