Pleas & Sentencing

By: Derek Hawkins//May 16, 2016//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Wilson Titus

Case No.: 15-3054

Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Pleas & Sentencing

Sentence imposed on appellant unsupported by factual findings.

“Likewise, without knowing how many fraudulent transactions the court attributed to Titus, we cannot evaluate the reasonableness of imposing an 18-level enhancement based on a loss amount of $2.5 million to $7 million. Titus contended that the loss amount was much lower, closer to $1 million. Although we know that the district court disagreed with this low figure, we cannot be certain that the loss amount exceeded $2.5 million without specific factual findings, including the number of fraudulent transactions for which Titus was held responsible.”

Vacated and Remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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