U.S. v. GIPSON

No. 05-1407.

425 F.3d 335 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald GIPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 2005.

Published September 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Daly (argued), Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven C. Williams (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Without the benefit of a plea agreement, Ronald Gipson pleaded guilty to one count of possession of more than five grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 844(a), and was sentenced within the guideline range to 108 months' imprisonment. On appeal Gipson renews his argument that a sentence based upon the guidelines is unreasonable because the guidelines punish crack cocaine offenses too severely relative to offenses involving powder cocaine. We affirm...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases