United States v. Maciaga’s Empirical Analysis
965 F.2d 404 · 1992
Citation profile
46 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Tristani v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. · Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis v. Carver · Continental Casualty Co. v. UNR Industries, Inc. · United States v. Herrera · United States v. White
Most-quoted passages
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“creating purchase orders to, and invoices from, a dummy corporation for merchandise that was never delivered would constitute more than minimal planning, as would several instances of taking money, each accompanied by false entries "). 6 Second, the case law indicates that the two level increase was appropriate. While Ms. Garcia may not have engaged in a complex scheme to hide her entries, she made 51 illegal entries to her account. Under the Guidelines, each instance of the repeated act must be purely opportune to avoid the "more than minimal planning”
18 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“take the 'logical' step of discouraging an investigation”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]hen the enhancement has been applied because a defendant has taken significant steps to conceal the offense, evidence of some pre-offense planning of the concealment has been present.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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