U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 96-1131.

127 F.3d 625 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. August JOHNSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Estaban F. Sanchez (argued), James E. Beckman, Office of the U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Costello (argued), Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

August Johnson, Jr. was convicted by a jury of two counts of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). On appeal, Johnson raises three contentions: 1) there was insufficient evidence presented at trial to support his conviction; 2) his 262-month sentence was the result of the district court...

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