Legal Opinion
United States v. Brian K. Cole
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2002No. 02-1301PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Brian Cole pleaded guilty to distributing five or more grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(l)(B)(iii). At sentencing the district court determined that Mr. Cole qualified as a career offender based on two prior convictions. Mr. Cole appeals, arguing that the district court erred in sentencing him as a career offender. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
In June 2001, federal authorities in the Central District of Illinois charged Mr. Cole with five counts of distributing cocaine and cocaine base. Mr. Cole ultimately pleaded guilty to Count 2 of the…
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