U.S. v. MORELAND

Nos. 11-2546, 11-2552, 11-2632, 11-2633, 11-2696, 11-3146, 11-3319, 11-3321, 11-3367.

703 F.3d 976 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jwuan L. MORELAND, Antrio B. Hammond, Wesley S. Hammond, Susie A. Smith, Herbert D. Phipps, David J. Pitts, Bradley S. Shelton, Michael D. Weir, and Timothy Bailey, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley A. Blackington (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.

Belle T. Choate (argued), Attorney, Choate & Haith, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Jwuan L. Moreland.

Michael J. Donahoe (argued), Attorney, Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Antrio D. Hammond , also known as Hard Rock.

Jack F. Crawford (argued), Attorney, Crawford & Devane, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Wesley S. Hammond.

John A. Kesler, II , Attorney, Kesler & Kesler, Terre Haute, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Susie Annette Smith.

Kenneth Lawrence Riggins (argued), Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Herbert D. Phipps.

Jessie A. Cook , Attorney, Terre Haute, IN, for Defendant-Appellant David J. Pitts.

Laura Paul (argued), Attorney, Laura Paul, PC, Terre Haute, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Bradley S. Shelton.

Daniel P. Albers (argued), Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Michael D. Weir.

Jeffrey A. Baldwin , Attorney, Voyles, Zann, Paul, Hogan & Merriman, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Timothy Bailey.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The nine defendants were charged with conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana (two of them were charged in addition with being felons in possession of firearms). All were convicted by a jury and given long prison sentences: Moreland 110 months, Smith 151, Bailey 216, Pitts 420, and the others life. Only one defendant, Shelton, was charged with a substantive drug offense; this is a further illustration, if any...

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