Legal Opinion
United States v. Marks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2017No. 15-2862PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal illustrates why, when an arcane' and arbitrary issue arises under the Sentencing Guidelines, the sentencing judge should ask, “Why should I care?’’ That question was not ásked here, so we must remand for resentencing.
Defendant-appellant Crane Marks pled guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin. He was sentenced to nine years in prison (108 months). That sentence is either well above or well below the advisory range under the Sentencing Guidelines, depending on one issue in calculating Marks’ criminal history. The district court decided the issue against…
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