Legal Opinion
United States v. MacQuillie Woodard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 2005No. 04-2498PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Macquillie Woodard of possessing less than 5 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute that drug. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C). Because his prior convictions for burglary made him a career offender, he was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment. See U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. The statutory maximum for distributing any quantity of crack cocaine is 240 months (20 years), and Woodard’s 210-month sentence conforms to the requirement that career offenders who commit new drug offenses or crimes of violence serve time “at or near the maximum term”. 28 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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