USA v. Glenn Bowden — 7th Cir. (Oct 6, 2026)
The Seventh Circuit hears Glenn Bowden's sentencing appeal. Bowden has an earlier federal robbery sentence. This appeal concerns a separate eighty-seven-month sentence on three counts, including false statements. The false-statement count involved denying the other conduct investigators were looking into. The dispute centers on a sentencing cross-reference: a rule directing the court to another offense's guideline when the count establishes that other offense. The court also considers waiver: intentionally giving up an objection is different from simply failing to raise it.
USA v. Glenn Bowden (No. 25-2297) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued October 6, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — Seventh Circuit:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.25-2297.25-2297_10_06_2026.mp3
Argument date and case identity — Seventh Circuit recordings:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/oralArguments/oar.jsp?amonth=10%2F2026&aMonth=List+case%28s%29
Current sentencing background — Northern District of Illinois DOJ release:https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/federal-inmate-sentenced-additional-seven-years-prison-threatening-us-probation
Earlier robbery sentence only — District court opinion,24-cv-04528 Doc16:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/illinois/ilndce/1%3A2024cv04528/459611/16/
False-statement allegations — Filed indictment,24-cr-143 Doc1:https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/media/1344421/dl?inline=
Sentencing cross-reference mechanism — USSC section2B1.1(c)(3):https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2025-guidelines-manual/annotated-2025-chapter-2-c
Waiver and forfeiture — United States v. Olano:https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep507/usrep507725/usrep507725.pdf
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