Legal Opinion

United States v. Sidell

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 3, 2014No. Nos. 12-3286, 12-3347PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Lloyl Tennison and Shelly Sidell pled guilty without plea agreements to conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Tennison was sentenced to twenty years in prison and Sidell to ten years. Tennison appeals his sentence, arguing that we should overturn circuit precedent concerning a prior felony drug conviction that was applied to raise his sentencing range. We disagree with that contention and affirm his sentence. Sidell’s appointed lawyer has concluded that her appeal is frivolous and seeks to withdraw under Anders v.…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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