HOFFMAN

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez, 860 F.2d 706 (7th Cir. 1988)
  …improper factors.’ ” Mealy, at 905 (quoting United States v. Cusenza, 749 F. 2d 473, 478 (7th Cir.1984) (citations omitted)) (emphasis supplied); see also Sato, 814 F. 2d at 452; United States v. Hoffman, 806 F. 2d 703, 713 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1005, 107 S.Ct. 1627, 95 L.Ed.2d 201 (1986). The government asserts that although the district judge “initially expressed its concerns over the gamesmanship and trial strategy embarked upon by Attorney Cagney and Orlando,” the judge “then indicated that…
• United States v. Fournier, 861 F.2d 148 (7th Cir. 1988)
  …L.Ed.2d 1405 (1958); United States v. Tucker, 404 U.S. 443, 447, 92 S.Ct. 589, 591, 30 L.Ed.2d 592 (1972)). See also United States v. Ford, 840 F. 2d 460, 466 (7th Cir.1988); United States v. Hoffman, 806 F. 2d 703, 713 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1005, 107 S.Ct. 1627, 95 L.Ed.2d 201 (1987). “([A court of appeals] ‘may not change or reduce a sentence imposed within the applicable statutory limits on the ground that the sentence was too severe unless the trial court relied on improper or unreliable…
• United States v. Teicher, 987 F.2d 112 (2d Cir. 1993)
  …uiry into religious beliefs “for the purpose of showing interest or bias because of them is not within the prohibition.” Fed. R.Evid. 610, advisory committee’s note; see also United States v. Hoffman, 806 F. 2d 703, 708 (7th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1005, 107 S.Ct. 1627, 95 L.Ed.2d 201 (1987). In order to ascertain whether Salsbury’s views were probative of bias, Judge Haight asked Salsbury whether anything in his religious views made him feel that he should help in the prosecution of the defendant…