U.S. v. VARGAS

No. 99-2058.

230 F.3d 328 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Schneider, Lennie Lehman (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert L. Rascia, Peter J. Faraci (argued), Serpico, Novelle & Navigato, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

After pleading guilty to distributing one kilogram of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), Manuel Vargas was sentenced based on the district court's assessment of five criminal history points. On appeal, Mr. Vargas contends that the district court erred in assessing a point based on a bond forfeiture and in refusing to depart downward from Criminal History Category III, which Mr. Vargas claims overrepresents the seriousness of his criminal conduct. For...

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