Legal Opinion
United States v. Jack Lee Scroggins
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1991No. 90-2580PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Jack Lee Scroggins of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G. or the guidelines), the district court sentenced him to thirty-three months in prison. In this appeal, Mr. Scroggins challenges both his conviction and sentence. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm his conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
In 1989, Mr. Scroggins was the lessee of a Springfield, Illinois, apartment that became the scene of several…
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