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U.S. v. HIRSCH

No. 00-4272.

280 F.3d 811 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven HIRSCH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Carr, J. Christopher Moore (argued), Office of the Atty. General, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Suzanne L. Hagopian, Jorge Castro (argued, Law Student), University of Wisconsin Law School, Mdison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

In appealing from his sentencing for drug and firearms offenses, Steven Hirsch argues that the district court erred in concluding that it had no authority to award a downward departure based on Hirsch's medical condition. We affirm.

I.

Hirsch was arrested on drug conspiracy charges on February 11, 1997. On March 6, 1997, upon the request of his attorney, he was granted a medical transfer from county jail to the Federal Medical...

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