Legal Opinion

United States v. Rahshone Burnett

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 13, 2015No. 13-2882, 13-2974PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

We consolidated on appeal Rahshone Burnett’s appeals of the sentences he received in two separate cases. In his drug case, a jury convicted him of buying and selling about 33 grams of heroin but acquitted him of participating in a conspiracy. At sentencing, the government argued that one to three kilograms of drugs were sold in the conspiracy and should be included in Burnett’s relevant conduct for sentencing purposes. We find no clear error in the district court’s attribution of 100 grams of heroin to Burnett. Burnett conceded he had purchased 100 grams of heroin, and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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