District court’s imposition of a 24 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release upon a defendant convicted of stalking the surgeon who saved his life is affirmed as, the district court did not rely on any inaccurate information in sentencing defendant and did not abuse its discretion in considering defendant’s mental health among the variety of factors discussed at sentencing.   

Read US v. Zohfeld, No. 08-3252

Appellate Information

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division

Decided February 11, 2010

Judges

Before: Easterbrook. Chief Judge,  Williams, and Tinder, Circuit Judges

Opinion by Circuit Judge  Williams

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