United States v. Vargas, Manuel

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 99-2058 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MANUEL VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 98-CR-163--Thomas J. Curran, Judge. Argued July 12, 2000--Decided October 16, 2000 Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. After pleading guilty to distributing one kilogram of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. sec. 841(a)(1), Manuel Vargas was sentenced based on the district court’s assessment of five criminal history points. On appeal, Mr.…