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· 4/9/2007

United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Krishnaswami Sriram, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 482 F.3d 956
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 8168

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[E]ven if the government’s position is vexatious, etc., the defend‐ ant cannot be awarded fees unless he is the prevailing party.”
  • “[Booker] did not authorize sentencing judges to pick any sentence within the applicable statutory sentencing range that strikes their fancy.”
  • protracted prosecution not a reason to lower sentence

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Judges: Easterbrook, Posner, Wood

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