U.S. v. ARON

No. 02-2878.

328 F.3d 938 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard ARON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Egan (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Terence F. MacCarthy, Imani Chiphe (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Aron pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, based on two separate, fraudulent transactions. The district court sentenced him to 60 months imprisonment. At sentencing, Aron moved for a downward departure, which the district court denied. Because the district court recognized that it had the legal authority to depart downward but found that the facts of Aron's case did not warrant a departure,

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