U.S. v. TANNER

Nos. 07-1801, 07-2251, 07-2596.

544 F.3d 793 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthia Lamont TANNER, Larry Scott, and Lance Foster, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Bella, David J. Nozick (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Arthia L. Tanner.

Arthia L. Tanner, Forrest City, AR, pro se.

Larry Scott, Terre Haute, IN, pro se.

Robert A. Handelsman, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Larry Scott.

Michael J. Gonring, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, Freya K. Bowen (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant, Lance Foster.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendants were convicted of federal drug and gun crimes, and appeal. Only Foster's appeal need be considered; his codefendants' appeals are frivolous, as pointed out in the Anders briefs filed by their lawyers, and are hereby dismissed.

Foster was given the minimum sentence that Congress has directed be imposed on a person who, having a previous felony drug conviction, distributes crack cocaine—20 years. 21 U.S.C....

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