Legal Opinion
United States v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 2008No. 06-4123PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
George Taylor pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and was sentenced to 124 months in prison. His appeal presents the recurring issue of the proper treatment of crack sentencing appeals that were pending when the Supreme Court decided Kimbrough v. United States, - U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007). Taylor objects to his sentence on the ground that the district judge in sentencing him did not have the benefit of the Supreme Court’s decision. The government points out that our review is for plain error because no objection to the sentence based on…
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