U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 13-1531.

743 F.3d 196 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian D. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew S. Ebert , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas C. Brandstrader , Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Unexpectedly for both the government and defense counsel, Brian Johnson's former girlfriend, S.W., appeared at his sentencing hearing and stated she wanted to testify. Johnson had pled guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, and the government's sentencing memorandum requested an enhancement for committing a sex offense on the basis that Johnson sexually assaulted S.W. With neither party wishing to call her as a witness, the judge...

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