Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric Cheek
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2014No. 12-2472PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Eric Cheek distributed illegal drugs for most of his adult life. Prior to this case, he was convicted of twelve offenses, including nine felony drug offenses. Following an extensive investigation, law enforcement officers arrested Cheek in 2011 for drug distribution activities. A jury convicted Cheek of four felonies, and the district court sentenced Cheek to 576 months’ imprisonment. Cheek appeals both his convictions and sentence. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. Background
From 2002-2003, Eric Cheek regularly sold marijuana and crack cocaine to a drug…
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