Legal Opinion
United States v. Bush
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 2008No. 07-1307PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Lamont Bush was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of crack cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A); 18 U.S.C. § 2. On appeal, he argues that the court imposed an unreasonable sentence because it refused to consider his argument challenging the disparity between the sentencing guidelines’ recommended sentences for offenses involving crack cocaine and those involving powder cocaine, the so-called 100:1 ratio or crack/powder differential. In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kimbrough v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States v. Robert MykytiukCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Taryll MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Gerald W. SachsenmaierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. FogleDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2010
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