# United States v. Girtha L. Gulley

> Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · April 22, 1993 · 992 F.2d 108

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9484196

## Case

- **Full name:** UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Girtha L. GULLEY, Defendant-Appellant
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- **Decided:** April 22, 1993
- **Citations:** 992 F.2d 108; 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 9034; 1993 WL 124681
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Will
- **Judges:** Easterbrook, Kanne, Will
- **Cited by:** 24 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting that statements are material in the grand jury context if they have “the potential ‘to impede, influence, or dissuade the grand jury from pursuing its investigation’ ”
- noting, that a statement such as, “The guidelines do not permit a downward departure” would clearly indicate that the district judge thought he lacked authority to depart
- noting that a statement such as, "The guidelines do not permit a downward departure" would clearly indicate that the district judge thought he lacked authority to depart

## Opinion text

WILL, Senior District Judge,
concurring.
While I join the Court’s opinion, I am constrained once again to agree with the sentencing judge, in this ease Judge Mihm, that the sentencing guidelines compel an egregious sentence given the facts of the defendant’s conduct and its lack of impact.

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