UNITED STATES v. AUSTIN

No. 99-3766.

215 F.3d 750 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trampas AUSTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Edward Leggans (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. Parsons, Jonathan E. Hawley (argued), Office of the Federal of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

An indictment charged 14 persons with manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine. Twelve pleaded guilty, and some of these testified against the two who stood trial. Trampas Austin, one of these two, now appeals from his conviction and 120-month sentence.

All of the testifying participants in this drug ring were users of their own product. Counsel elicited this (which the witnesses readily admitted) and the fact that each witness...

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