Legal Opinion
United States v. Statham
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 2009No. 08-2676PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Julius Statham and eight others were caught running guns from Mississippi to Chicago. Statham pleaded guilty to his part in the conspiracy and was sentenced to 60 months in prison. He now appeals, arguing that the district court clearly erred when it calculated his sentence under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and abused its discretion by imposing an unreasonable sentence. He takes issue with the district court’s findings that his offense involved more than 24 weapons, that some of the weapons’ serial numbers were obliterated, and that his prior offenses warranted his…
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