U.S. v. BURNETT

No. 10-3664.

641 F.3d 894 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert D. BURNETT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. Boyce (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen Robert Welby (argued), the Welby Law Firm, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Albert Burnett is a violent man. He has been convicted five times of aggressive felonies—murder, attempted murder (twice), aggravated battery, and domestic battery—and several times of other offenses, including twice possessing firearms made unlawful by his status as a felon. Judges and parole officials in Illinois have been remarkably lenient. Burnett served less than four years of...

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