U.S. v. MENDOZA

No. 08-2403.

576 F.3d 711 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Medina MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan A. Maher (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Catherine Kuo Dick (argued), Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jose Medina-Mendoza, Youngstown, OH, pro se.

Before CUDAHY, MANION, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Jose Medina Mendoza was charged along with Jose Luis Rodriguez and Samuel Perez with a cocaine conspiracy. Perez and Rodriguez also were charged with related drug offenses. They pled guilty to the conspiracy charge, but Mendoza took his chances with a jury and was convicted. The district court imposed a sentence of 120 months, near the upper end of the advisory Guidelines range of 97 to 121 months. Mendoza challenges only his sentence on appeal...

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