Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//March 19, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Angela Armenta

Case No.: 17-2296

Officials: FLAUM, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

The government charged Angela Armenta with health care fraud, but at her trial it failed to ask any of its witnesses to identify her in court. Nevertheless, the jury convicted Armenta. At her sentencing, the district court increased Armenta’s Guidelines range by two levels after it concluded she had obstructed justice. It then sentenced her to a term of imprisonment well below that increased range. She appeals her conviction and sentence. Because the evidence of Armenta’s identity was sufficient to support her conviction and because the district court appropriately applied the obstruction of justice enhancement, 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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