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U.S. v. COLE

No. 02-1301.

298 F.3d 659 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian K. COLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Risley (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas A. Bruno (argued), Bruno & Associates, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

BEFORE: POSNER, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Brian Cole pleaded guilty to distributing five or more grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(1)(B)(iii). At sentencing the district court determined that Mr. Cole qualified as a career offender based on two prior convictions. Mr. Cole appeals, arguing that the district court erred in sentencing him as a career offender. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

In June 2001, federal authorities...

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