U.S. v. VIDAL

No. 11-3873.

705 F.3d 742 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joshua VIDAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Ridgway (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Christina Farley Jackson (argued), Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Joshua Vidal was a member of a gang that was active in the cocaine business. He made the mistake of working with an undercover FBI officer in a scheme to rob a "stash house." In time, he was charged with and pleaded guilty to four counts related to that planned crime. This appeal concerns only his sentence, which was within the range recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court erred, he asserts, by failing adequately to consider...

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