Shawn Baldwin v. United States

.... i Parties to the Proceeding..... ii Table of Contents..... iii , Table of Authorities..... iv Opinions Below..... 1 Jurisdiction..... 1 Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Involved..... 1 Statement of the Case..... 2 Reasons for Granting the Petition..... 6 LThe Seventh Circuit's Tolerance of a Conviction Based on Mathematically Impossible Expert Testimony Creates a Profound Due Process Error Warranting This Court's Review....... 7 IL The Decision Below Deepens a Circuit Split Regarding the Use of Temporally Impossible Facts in Calculating Sentencing Guidelines Intended Loss. ..... 10 III. This Court Should Grant Certiorari to Address Egregious Brady Violations and the Appellate Court's Reliance on a Clear Factual Error to Excuse Them....... 12 IV. The Erroneous Preclusion of Timely Sentencing Objections Violates Rule 32(f) and Fundamental Due Process 14 Conclusion..... 16 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)..... 12,13 Giglio v. United States,405 U.S. 150 (1972) .... 12, 13 In re Winship,397 U.S. 358 (1970)..... 7, 9 Kyles v. Whitley,514 U.S. 419 (1995)..... 13 Montoya v. Hernandez,473 U.S. 531 (1985)..... 14, 15 Napue v. Illinois,360 U.S. 264 (1959)..... 7, 9 United States v. Bagley,473 U.S. 667 (1985)..... 12 United States v. Eschweiler,782 F.2d 1385 (7th Cir. 1986)..... 14,15 United States v. Munoz,430 F.3d 1357 (11th Cir. 2005)..... 11 United States v. Saadeh,61 F.3d 510 (7th Cir. 1995)..... 9 Constitutional Provisions & Statutes U.S. Const, amend. V..... 1,7 U.S.Const. amend. VI..... 1,12 U.S.Const. amend. XIV... 1,7 18 U.S.C.§ 1343..... 2 28 U.S.C.§ 1254(1)..... 1 Rules & Guidelines Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(f)..... 1,14,15 U.S.S.G.§ 2B1.1..... 10,11 OPINIONS BELOW The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (App. 1a-21a) is not yet widely reported. The district court's judgment and sentencing memoranda are unreported but are available in the joint appendix.