1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 341 F.3d
  5. 341 F.3d 928 (2003)
 

U.S. v. LEON

No. 02-10077.

341 F.3d 928 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Waldo Eugene LEON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Robert Lyons, AUSA, Washington, D.C., for the appellant.

Anne R. Traum, AFPD, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the appellee.

Before Melvin BRUNETTI, T. Wallace TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and David A. EZRA, District Judge.

Argued and Submitted December 6, 2002 — San Francisco, California.

OPINION

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Waldo Eugene Leon ("Leon") was convicted of preparing false income tax returns. At sentencing, the district court departed downward six levels based on Leon's family ties and responsibilities. Specifically, the district court relied on Leon's indispensable role in caring for his wife ("Mrs. Leon"), who recently had had her kidney removed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases