Legal Opinion
United States v. Strahan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 2009No. 07-1494PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Strahan was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and distribution of cocaine base and was sentenced to life in prison, the mandatory sentence based on his two prior felony drug convictions. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b). Strahan appeals his convictions and sentence, arguing that the district court should have instructed the jury on his public-authority defense. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence against him and the constitutionality of the mandatory life term under the Sixth and Eighth Amendments.
We affirm. The evidence was…
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