United States v. Billups, Brian K.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 07-2037 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRIAN K. BILLUPS, Defendant-Appellant. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. No. 06 CR 213—Barbara B. Crabb, Chief Judge. ____________ ARGUED APRIL 3, 2008—DECIDED JULY 29, 2008 ____________ Before FLAUM, MANION, and TINDER, Circuit Judges. TINDER, Circuit Judge. Brian Billups was convicted of a drug crime and sentenced as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1(a), based in part on a prior Wisconsin…