United States v. Vaughn, Gene B.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 05-1518 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENE B. VAUGHN, Defendant-Appellant. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 03 CR 278—J.P. Stadtmueller, Judge. ____________ ARGUED NOVEMBER 10, 2005—DECIDED JANUARY 6, 2006 ____________ Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and SYKES, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. On September 17, 2004, Gene Vaughn pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy, stem- ming from the theft, transportation and…