Legal Opinion
United States v. William R. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1996No. 96-1909, 96-1928PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to a plea agreement, Defendant Hall pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The .charge resulted from Hall’s role in the initially successful — but later uncovered — attempt to smuggle methamphetamine into the federal prison where Hall was serving time for armed robbery. At sentencing, the district judge applied the 1994 Sentencing Guidelines 1 to increase Hall’s base offense level on two grounds: 1) Hall’s managerial role in the conspiracy; and 2) obstruction of justice. Hall appeals…
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