Legal Opinion
Marlon McReynolds Jamie L. Thomas, and David Bennett v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2005No. 04-2520, 04-2632, 04-2844PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Marlon McReynolds, Jamie Thomas, and David Bennett were among the many persons convicted of participating in a large-scale cocaine-distribution enterprise. See United States v. Dumes, 313 F.3d 372 (7th Cir.2002). After the judgments became final, they sought collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. They contended, among other things, that their sentences are invalid because the juries did not determine, beyond a reasonable doubt, the precise amounts of cocaine base (crack) and cocaine hydrochloride that led to their sentencing ranges. The district judge rejected…
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