Legal Opinion
United States v. Sakellarion
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 19, 2011No. 10-2245PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Nikole Sakellarion was involved in cocaine distribution in the Chicago area. To her credit, when her drug activity came to the attention of law enforcement authorities, she provided substantial assistance to the investigators to implicate other drug distributors in exchange, of course, for a favorable plea agreement. That agreement required the government to recommend, and if accepted, the court to impose a sentence about half as long as Sakellarion faced under a mandatory minimum sentencing provision. The district judge accepted the agreement, which contained a waiver…
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