U.S. v. RICHARDS

No. 97-3622.

198 F.3d 1029 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph RICHARDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kit R. Morrissey (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for United States.

Kent R. Carlson (argued), Chicago, IL, for Joseph Richards.

Before WOOD, Jr., KANNE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Joseph Roy Richards pleaded guilty to two counts stemming from an attempt to transport narcotics from Arizona to New York in 1997. He was sentenced to fifty-seven months imprisonment with four years supervised release and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. In what has become a familiar refrain under the Sentencing Guidelines, Richards challenges the district court's decision to enhance his sentence...

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