Legal Opinion
United States v. Fox
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 2008No. 07-3830, 07-3831PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Sykes and Walter Fox pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Each disagrees with the application of the Sentencing Guidelines to the facts of his case and contends that his sentence is unreasonable. Sykes argues that the district court improperly increased his base offense level on the basis that he was an organizer of the offense, and Fox contends that the drug quantity for which he was responsible was miscalculated. We find that Sykes is entitled only to a limited remand under Kimbrough v. United States…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States v. Michael MustreadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by33 opinions
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