Legal Opinion
United States v. Danny D. Fortner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 2006No. 05-4104PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Danny Fortner pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and was sentenced to 288 months’ imprisonment. He has appealed, challenging both a three-point sentencing enhancement for his role as an organizer or leader in the distribution scheme, U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(c), and the reasonableness of his sentence. Five days before the brief for the United States as appellee was due, the government filed a motion for summary affirmance along with a motion to suspend briefing in the appeal. The government argued that any challenge to the organizer enhancement was a waste of time…
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