United States v. Benjamin Bradley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
*782 Having pled guilty to distributing painkillers and laundering money, Benjamin Bradley challenges his sentence: a million-dollar forfeiture order and a 204-month prison term. He is right and wrong. Precedent forbids the joint-and-several nature of the forfeiture order, but his prison sentence was reasonable.
I
Between 2012 and 2015, an eighteen-member trafficking ring ran opiate pills from Detroit to central Tennessee. On the Detroit end, Bradley and others collected pills. They would drive patients to the doctor, pay them for their prescription refills, and store the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. VonnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Johnathan HoltCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2024
- United States v. Marquise FiguresCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2025
- United States v. Willie Benton, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- United States v. Philip PaauweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- United States v. Demetrius WoodsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.