Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2011No. 10-1831PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Rollie Mitchell was convicted for distributing cocaine base and sentenced to life imprisonment, in large part due to his participation in the murder of a confidential informant in his case. He appeals his sentence. We find that the district court properly calculated the guidelines range and did not improperly consider Mitchell’s exercise of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We therefore affirm.
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In June 2006, Mitchell sold approximately 144 grams of cocaine base to Tony Hurd, a police informant in Richmond, Indiana. Hurd also purchased cocaine base from two of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. FisherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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