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U.S. v. HILL

Nos. 99-3932 & 99-3951.

252 F.3d 919 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathan L. HILL and Cordell James, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Myhre (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for United States.

David B. Mote (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, for Nathan L. Hill.

Rene R. Pengra (argued), Greg Robbins, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Cordell James.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Cordell James and Nathan Hill have been sentenced to life imprisonment. James, who was convicted of a single count of conspiring to distribute drugs, see 21 U.S.C. § 846, drew his sentence because of a combination of his criminal record, the scale of the operation (more than a ton of cocaine), and his participation in the murder of Robert Franklin. Hill received a life sentence (and a fine exceeding $8 million) for operating a continuing...

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