Legal Opinion
United States v. Courtland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 27, 2011No. 10-2436, 10-2468, 10-2469PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Derrick Courtland, John Bacon and Joseph Addison pleaded guilty to a dog fighting conspiracy and the district court sentenced them to varying terms of incarceration above the guidelines recommendation. Each defendant appeals his sentence, requesting that this court reverse the district court and remand for resentencing. We affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
This case arises from a loosely-organized dog fighting conspiracy in the St. Louis metro area called the “Backstreet Truez,” and connected with a kennel of that name. A combined state and federal…
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