Legal Opinion

United States v. Savage

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 17, 2007No. 06-1990PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Henry Savage was convicted of possession with the intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Savage to 210 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Savage challenges the district court’s failure to sua sponte order a competency hearing, the district court’s exclusion of evidence supporting Savage’s coercion defense, and his sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm Savage’s conviction and sentence.

I. Background

On July 29, 2003, Savage purchased over 60 grams of powder cocaine and over 60 grams…

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