MANDACINA v. ENTZEL

No. 20-1027.

991 F.3d 758 (2021)

John A. MANDACINA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frederick ENTZEL, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon Creighton Sample , Attorney, Brandon Sample PLC, Rutland, VT, for Petitioner-Appellant.

W. Scott Simpson , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Manion, and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


John Mandacina paid Patrick McGuire $25,000 to kill a potential witness in a federal criminal case. His role in the murder was uncovered, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty. The opinion affirming his conviction and sentence provides details. United States v. McGuire,

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