U.S. v. GRIMES

No. 98-1828.

173 F.3d 634 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul J. GRIMES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie Turner (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joshua Sachs (argued), Sachs & Drake, Morton Grove, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

The defendant, Paul Grimes, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 (mail fraud) and 1342 (use of false name or address in connection with mail fraud), and was sentenced to 63 months in prison, fined $125,000, and ordered to pay restitution to his victims of $500,000. His appeal presents three issues. The first is whether the district judge erred in refusing to order a psychiatric evaluation. Grimes had pleaded guilty, and was awaiting...

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