Legal Opinion
Joseph Perrone v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 2018No. 16-2437PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, Circuit Judge.
Terry Learn died after Joseph Perrone injected her with 7.5 grams of cocaine. Perrone pleaded guilty to a single count of unlawful drug distribution and stipulated that his distribution of the cocaine had caused Learn's death. In accordance with Perrone's plea agreement, the district court applied a statutory sentencing enhancement that mandates a twenty-year minimum term of imprisonment if unlawful drug distribution results in death. The Supreme Court has since clarified that this provision requires a defendant's drugs to be a but-for cause of the death, not merely a…
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