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U.S. v. BLOCK

Nos. 10-3447, 10-3469, 10-3714, 11-1090, 11-1240, 11-1509, 11-1680, 11-2630.

705 F.3d 755 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth L. BLOCK, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Paccagnini (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Attorney, Jonathan E. Hawley , Federal Public Defender, Andrew J. McGowan , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Kenneth L. Block.

Robert M. Fagan , Attorney, Freeport, IL, Hollis O. Daniels , Bruceton Mills, WV, for Defendant-Appellant Hollis O. Daniels.

Alan H. Cooper , Attorney, Law Office of Alan H. Cooper, Rochelle, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Nathaniel Clay.

James M. Falvey , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Robert Cobb.

Christopher M. Glinski , Attorney, Racine, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Samuel Smith.

Joshua B. Fleming , Attorney, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Kenneth D. Townsend.

Amir Mohabbat (argued), Attorney, Chicagoland & Suburban Law Firm, Oak Park, IL, for Defendant-Appellant John Knox.

John L. Sullivan (argued), Attorney, Glencoe, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Samuel Peeples.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This consolidated criminal appeal involves eight defendants who participated in a large heroin distribution conspiracy that operated out of Rockford, Illinois. Each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin and more than fifty grams of cocaine base. The principal argument on appeal is that the district court failed to make a conservative...

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