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United States v. Carl Morris

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 5, 2015No. 14-2242PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Carl Morris pled guilty to one count of distribution of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Although the district court sentenced him below the guidelines range, it did so without addressing his principal arguments in mitigation. Because we cannot determine from this record whether the court considered those arguments in fashioning the sentence, we vacate and remand for re-sentencing.

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Morris was with a friend one day when that friend sold crack cocaine to another man. Not knowing that the buyer was a confidential informant, Morris then called the man…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. Karl CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Spears v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. United States v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  5. United States v. Justin HancockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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