United States v. Padilla, Felipe

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 06-4370 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FELIPE PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 04 CR 784—Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Judge. ____________ ARGUED OCTOBER 29, 2007—DECIDED MARCH 31, 2008 ____________ Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. BAUER, Circuit Judge. Felipe Padilla pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly distributing 121.3 grams of a substance containing cocaine base,…