Legal Opinion
Logan Gaylord v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 2016No. 15-1297PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Logan Gaylord pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to distribution of oxyco-done. Ryan Evins ingested the oxycodone pills distributed by Gaylord, as well as cocaine from another source, and died. Gaylord was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment, the mandatory minimum sentence when death results from the distribution of a controlled substance under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C). Gaylord later brought a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, arguing that as a result of ineffective assistance of counsel, the “death results” enhancement of §…
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