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Sentence Enhancement

By: Derek Hawkins//March 15, 2017//

Sentence Enhancement

By: Derek Hawkins//March 15, 2017//

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7th Circuit court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Anthony D. Cook

Case No.: 15-2529

Officials: MANION, KANNE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges

Focus: Sentence Enhancement

Anthony Cook participated in an armed robbery of a Community Financial Service Center (“CFSC”) in Milwaukee. He pled guilty to obstruction of commerce by robbery and to brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. Over Cook’s objection, the district court applied two enhancements to his sentence: a 2‐level increase for causing a loss to a financial institution and a 2‐level increase for physically restraining a person during a robbery. On appeal, Cook argues that the district court erred in applying those enhancements. We disagree, so we affirm.

Affirmed

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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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