Legal Opinion

United States v. James

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-1328, 07-1810, 07-2208PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

A federal jury convicted Ted Robertson, Calvin James, and Jarvis King of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base. See 18 U.S.C. § 2; 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. The district court subsequently sentenced Robertson and James to 360 months’ imprisonment each, and King to life in prison. Ml three men challenge their convictions on appeal, and James and King challenge their sentences as well. We affirm.

I. History

In December 2004, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against 29 defendants, including…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. Mason Townsend, Luis E. Diaz, Orlando Nunez, Dorothy Taylor, Carlos Mejia, Joseph Angel Claudio, and Isabel MarquezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. Bobby StatenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Nicholas Tyrone MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. William G. Curtis and Jamell L. RousonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Stanley Starks and Latray McMurtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002

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