Legal Opinion
United States v. Jason Austin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 2015No. 14-3135PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Jason Austin was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin. He appeals only his sentence, challenging the quantity of drugs attributable to him and the court’s finding that he played a leading role in the organization. In particular, he contends that a key witness has been so thoroughly discredited by alleged misstatements and contradictions that it was error for the court to credit his testimony at least in part. We disagree. We also reject Austin’s contention that Alleyne v. United States, -U.S.-, 133 S.Ct. 2151, 186 L.Ed.2d 314 (2013), prohibited the judge from…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- United States v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. Bienvenido DuarteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Willie Lee Franklin, Jerome Mann, Willie R. Anderson and Andrea Y. MannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Eliseo ContrerasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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