U.S. v. PALADINO

Nos. 03-2296, 03-2383, 03-2386, 04-1951, 04-2339, 04-2378.

401 F.3d 471 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert D. PALADINO, et al., Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy Velleff, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Peyton, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darrell Turner, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Singdahlsen (argued), Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S. in No. 03-2296.

Kathleen Felton, Department of Justice, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, Jeffrey P. Singdahlsen (argued), Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S. in Nos. 03-2383, 03-2384, 03-2385, 03-2386.

David E. Bindi (argued), Michael Lang, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for U.S. in No. 04-1951.

K. Tate Chambers, Bradley W. Murphy, Thomas A. Keith (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Peoria, IL, for U.S. in No. 04-2339.

William T. Grimmer (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, South Bend, IN, for U.S. in No. 04-2378.

Patrick W. Blegen (argued), Thomas A. Durkin, Durkin & Roberts, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Robert D. Paladino.

Patrick J. Hanley (argued), Covington, KY, for Defendant-Appellant Monica Iles.

Gerald J. Collins (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Randall W. Law.

Kaaren M. Plant (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Daniel B. Benson.

Michael J. Levinsohn, Holzman & Levinsohn, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Frank L. Peitz.

Donna Hickstein-Foley (argued), Foley & Foley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Randy Velleff.

George F. Taseff (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant John Peyton.

Mark S. Lenyo (argued), South Bend, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Darrell Turner.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated for decision several criminal appeals, argued the same day, all of which present the key issue left open by the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 738, ___ L.Ed.2d ___ (2005) — the application of the plain-error doctrine to appeals from sentences rendered under the federal sentencing guidelines before the Supreme Court ruled that they are advisory rather than mandatory...

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