Legal Opinion
United States v. John L. Blackman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1991No. 89-3582PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
A jury found the appellant, John L. Blackman, guilty on two counts of distribution of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court judge entered judgment on Blackman’s convictions, sentenced him to 60 months of incarceration on each distribution count to run concurrently, and fined him $10,000 on one count. In this appeal, Blackman requests that we reverse his conviction or, alternatively, vacate the $10,000 fine. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the conviction and the fine.
I. Background
Facts
At Blackman’s trial, the government…
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