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U.S. v. BROWN

Nos. 00-3521, 00-3847.

273 F.3d 747 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Carnell BROWN, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael James Elston (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mark A. Byrd (argued), Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

A few years ago, we observed that defendants who receive favorable calls under the federal sentencing guidelines should think twice (actually we said more than twice) about appealing their cases when they have little likelihood of success. United States v. Bradley, 165 F.3d 594 (1999). That caution was appropriate, we thought, because a defendant's appeal often draws a cross-appeal by the government...

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