Legal Opinion

United States v. Marvin Artley and Jerry McCoy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 5, 2007No. 05-2127, 05-2220PublishedCited by 92 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Jerry McCoy and Marvin Artley pleaded guilty to drug-related offenses in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), respectively. The district court sentenced McCoy to 328 months’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of $50,000 and sentenced Artley to 125 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendants raise several challenges to their sentences, arguing that the district court improperly based its drug-quantity calculation and sentencing enhancements on speculative and unreliable evidence, that their sentences disproportionately punish their relevant conduct, and that their…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. Ellis Burrell, Billy J. Henry, Jon P. Hammonds, William D. Hatch, John Jones, and Steven E. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Gary P. Taylor, Sr., Catherine A. Demski and Harley S. PryneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Bienvenido DuarteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by92 opinions

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  5. United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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