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U.S. v. HINES

No. 08-3255.

596 F.3d 396 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joshua HINES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Kness, Attorney (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Helen J. Kim, Attorney (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute it and was sentenced to 168 months in prison. He challenges the sentence on the ground that the government failed to prove that he possessed at least 1.5 kilograms of crack, a quantity that increased his guidelines sentencing range.

He admitted selling 64.4 grams of crack and the police found another 9.1 grams...

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