Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas J. Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 2001No. 00-3680PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Thomas J. Sumner pled guilty to three counts of distributing cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Although Sumner was charged with distributing a total of 9.4 grams of powder cocaine (which is equivalent under the Sentencing Guidelines to 1.88 kilograms of marijuana), the district court sentenced him based on an additional distribution of 57.6 grams (about two ounces) of crack cocaine, under the relevant conduct provision of the Guidelines. Two ounces of crack translate to an astonishing 1,213.72 kilograms of marijuana equivalent under the Guidelines, and…
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