Legal Opinion
Lonzo Stanley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 2016No. 15-3728PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
More than a decade ago Lonzo Stanley was sentenced to 200 months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to distribuí- ing crack cocaine. His sentence depended in part on the district court’s conclusion that he is a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, which calls for extra time in prison if the defendant has two or more prior convictions for serious drug crimes or violent felonies. The court counted three qualifying convictions: one for a controlled-substance offense, another for unlawfully possessing a firearm, and a third for aggravated battery. Stanley did not…
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