US v. Arthur, No. 07-1052

Conviction of defendant and his wife for bankruptcy fraud and related crimes is affirmed where: 1) wife's conviction is supported by sufficient evidence; 2) defendant's constitutional claims are without merit as district court's conclusion that the marital agreements were fraudulent was well-founded; 3) defendant lacks standing to raise a Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel claim on behalf of his wife; and 4) district court did not err in using defendant's prior state court judgment to increase his base offense level.   

Read US v. Arthur, No. 07-1052

Appellate Information

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Argued May 26, 2009
Decided September 17, 2009

Judges

Before Easterbrook, Chief Judge, and Bauer and Posner, Circuit Judges

Opinion by Bauer, Circuit Judge