U.S. v. TAYLOR

No. 06-4123.

520 F.3d 746 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George E. TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Anderson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Jonathan E. Hawley, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

George Taylor pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and was sentenced to 124 months in prison. His appeal presents the recurring issue of the proper treatment of crack sentencing appeals that were pending when the Supreme Court decided Kimbrough v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007). Taylor objects to his sentence on the ground that the district judge in sentencing him did not have the benefit...

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