U.S. v. FORTNER

No. 05-4104.

455 F.3d 752 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny D. FORTNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Opinion ISSUED July 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin S. Bruce, Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Diana S. Lenik, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Danny Fortner pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and was sentenced to 288 months' imprisonment. He has appealed, challenging both a three-point sentencing enhancement for his role as an organizer or leader in the distribution scheme, U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(c), and the reasonableness of his sentence. Five days before the brief for the United States as appellee was due, the government filed a motion for summary affirmance along with...

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