U.S. v. KINCANNON

No. 08-2891.

567 F.3d 893 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James T. KINCANNON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Garrison, Attorney (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason Krigel (argued), Alison Siegler, Attorney, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

At 77 years old, James Kincannon makes for an unlikely methamphetamine dealer. But looks can be deceiving. Kincannon was convicted of conspiring to distribute and distributing methamphetamine after two controlled buys nailed him as a dope dealer. Kincannon was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and he now challenges his conviction on the conspiracy count and his sentence. Curiously, Kincannon mounts no direct challenge to his conviction on the...

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