Chicago, Illinois 60604 March 25, 2008 Before FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge… v. No. 01 CR 326 RICHARD S. CONNORS

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
March 25, 2008
Before
FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge
ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge
No. 04‐3478
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District
Plaintiff‐Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern Division.
v.
No. 01 CR 326
RICHARD S. CONNORS,
Defendant‐Appellant. Ronald A. Guzman, Judge.
O R D E R
This case, unfortunately, fell through the cracks, but this order, finally, closes it.
On March 21, 2006, we issued an opinion affirming the conviction of Richard
Connors. United States v. Connors, 441 F.3d 527 (7th Cir. 2006). But we also ordered a
limited remand pursuant to United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005), so
the district court could tell us if the sentence Connors received would be different in
light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). On February 20, 2007, the district
NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

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court responded to our order and concluded that it would have imposed the same
sentence had it known that the sentencing guidelines were advisory, rather than
mandatory. On February 27, 2007, we invited the parties, if they wished, to respond to
the district court’s order. Mr. Connors responded with a “Statement of Position” on
March 6, 2007. The government did not respond, and we didn’t act promptly on the
matter. But today we act on the matter, albeit not very promptly.
Having considered the matter, we conclude that Mr. Connors received a
reasonable sentence. Accordingly, the sentence imposed by the district court is
AFFIRMED.

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