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U.S. v. BROWN

No. 10-3441.

662 F.3d 457 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Norwood (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel T. Hansmeier (argued), Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Jonathan E. Hawley , Acting Federal Public Defender, Andrew J. McGowan , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Calvin Brown pled guilty to three drug-related offenses in May 2010 and was sentenced in October 2010. He challenges the district court's decision not to apply the Fair Sentencing Act, Pub.L. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372 (2010), at his sentencing. He also argues that the district court erroneously believed that he was subject to a $300 mandatory minimum fine for each count of conviction, though his convictions have no such mandatory minimum fines...

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