Legal Opinion

United States v. Thornton

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 16, 2011No. 10-2226PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Vernon Thornton of possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), attempting to possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and possessing with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Thornton to twenty-one months of imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. Thornton appeals his convictions and we affirm.

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On February 26, 2009, several agents of the Dane County Narcotics and Gang…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. MoonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Roger Eugene GreshamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Louis JamesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by33 opinions

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