U.S. v. ALVARADO-TIZOC

Nos. 10-1613, 10-1616, 10-1757.

656 F.3d 740 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose ALVARADO-TIZOC, Antonio Duran, and Noe Duran, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole Kim , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Pablo DeCastro , Attorney, Rascia & DeCastro, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in 10-1613.

Molly E. Armour , Attorney, Law Office of Molly Armour, Steven R. Shanin , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in 10-1616.

Joseph R. Lopez, Jr. , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in 10-1757.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of substances containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and more than a kilogram of substances containing a detectable amount of heroin. Alvarado-Tizoc was sentenced to 200 months in prison, Antonio Duran to 170 months, and Noe Duran to 121 months. The appeals challenge these sentences.

Fentanyl is a very potent synthetic narcotic, used lawfully as a painkiller...

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