UNITED STATES v. ELY

No. 82-2860.

719 F.2d 902 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Frederick ELY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 16, 1983.

As Amended November 21, 1983.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendi Sloane Weitman, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Janet L. Jannusch, Asst. U.S. Atty., Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 16, 1983.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 1313.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises questions relating to an indigent defendant's right to counsel of his choice, and to appellate review of the length of a sentence that is within statutory limits.

David Ely was indicted in 1979 along with two other men, Dawson and Griswold, for distributing and conspiring to distribute...

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