U.S. v. DELEON

No. 07-3941.

603 F.3d 397 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DeLEON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Chmelar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Beau B. Brindley (argued), Shapiro & Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

After withdrawing a guilty plea, John DeLeon went to trial to contest three charges against him on a theory of entrapment. The jury acquitted him of two drug-related charges but was unable to reach a verdict on the third charge, counterfeiting. DeLeon subsequently pleaded guilty to the counterfeiting charge without a plea agreement (sometimes referred to as a "blind plea"). The district court sentenced DeLeon to a within-Guidelines 104 months...

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