Legal Opinion
United States v. Knox
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2009No. 06-4101, 06-4376, 07-1813PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Reginald Davis, Anthony Knox, and Armean Knox 1 made a deal to buy fourteen semi-automatic handguns for the bargain price of 2 1/4 ounces of crack cocaine. As their unfortunate luck would have it, the seller was an undercover agent. After being arrested on various drugs and weapons charges, each defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of crack. On appeal, the defendants raise several challenges to the reasonableness of their sentences, including that Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007),…
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- Spears v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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