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U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 00-3381.

280 F.3d 1149 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Baker, Jr., Philip P. Simon (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Dyer, IN, for U.S.

Lauren Robel, Ian Stewart, Law Student, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN, for Leon Thomas.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Leon Thomas was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and for bartering a stolen firearm. Although each conviction carried a maximum sentence of ten years, Thomas was exposed to a sentence of no less than fifteen years on the possession conviction because of three prior felony convictions. The district court sentenced Thomas to life imprisonment, in part by cross-referencing the first degree murder guideline...

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