U.S. v. MITCHELL

No. 10-1831.

635 F.3d 990 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rollie MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew P. Brookman (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Evansville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen L. Richards (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Rollie Mitchell was convicted for distributing cocaine base and sentenced to life imprisonment, in large part due to his participation in the murder of a confidential informant in his case. He appeals his sentence. We find that the district court properly calculated the guidelines range and did not improperly consider Mitchell's exercise of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We therefore affirm.

I.

In June 2006, Mitchell...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases