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U.S. v. PADILLA

No. 09-1896.

618 F.3d 643 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felipe PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy DePodesta , Attorney (argued), Office of The United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas C. Brandstrader , Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Felipe Padilla pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He faced a statutory minimum sentence of 240 months because previously he had been convicted of a felony drug offense. See id. § 841(b)(1)(A). Explaining that Padilla had an "atrocious" criminal history and represented a "significant danger to the public," the district court sentenced him to 327 months' imprisonment. Padilla appeals, but because...

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