U.S. v. COLLINS

Nos. 05-4708, 06-2746, 06-3741.

510 F.3d 697 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant v. Gregory McNeal, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 14, 2007.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. Porter (argued), Office of The United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mustafa E. Derkunt, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant, Keith Collins.

Barry Levenstam, Brian C. Haussmann (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Gregory McNeal.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 16, 2008.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted the defendants of federal drug offenses, and the judge sentenced Collins to 144 months in prison and McNeal to 240 months. The defendants appeal, and the government cross-appeals with regard to McNeal, arguing that his sentence, though very long, is not long enough.

Concerning Collins's appeal, we can be brief. Apart from a perfunctory and indeed frivolous...

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