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United States v. Elder

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 25, 2016No. 15-2584PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Matthew Elder was convicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. He now appeals his conviction and sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Elder’s conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for resen-tencing.

I. Background

A. Trial and Conviction

In 2013 Matthew Elder (“Elder”) and seven codefendants, including his father Bill Elder (“Bill”), were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Arizona to southwest Indiana. Elder and Bill…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. RollinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Steven C. Griffin, Marvin M. Rux, and Andrae ScurlockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Ruben PulidoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. LongstreetCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. AlviarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by11 opinions

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