Legal Opinion
United States v. Sonnenberg
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 2010No. 09-2801PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
We consolidated six appeals by members of a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy. All six pled guilty. Judge James T. Moody, sitting by designation in the Western District of Wisconsin, imposed sentences that were either within or, in one case, slightly below, the applicable Sentencing Guideline ranges. All six have appealed their sentences.
In a separate unpublished order issued today, we explain in detail why we reject all but one of the appellants’ arguments. To summarize, we find (a) that the district court acted well within its discretion in choosing to impose…
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