Seventh Circuit· 1/26/1996

United States v. Darrell Sullivan

Citations

75 F.3d 297
148 A.L.R. Fed. 793
1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 1110
1996 WL 29448

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noting that in determining whether defendant intended to carry out threat, courts have not only looked at “overt activity” but also to nature of threats themselves
upholding enhancement based upon defendant shooting out victim’s husband’s car -windows and his verbal repetition of threats against victim to law enforcement officer
upholding enhancement based upon defendant shooting out victim’s husband’s car windows and his verbal repetition of threats against victim to law enforcement officer
enhancement imposed due in part to fact that defendant previously acted out his hostility toward victim
“[I]t is the responsibility of the district court to distinguish mere talk from talk which evidences an intent to act.”
\this panel is bound by the en banc decision in Poff and thus we affirm the district court's denial of a downward departure under S 5K2.13\

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Judges: Posner, Cudahy, Coffey

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