U.S. v. SPILLER

No. 13-1459.

732 F.3d 767 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilbert SPILLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew B. Burke , Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A Brook , MiAngel C. Cody , Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Matthew B. Burke , Attorney, Office Of The United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Attorney, Miangel C. Cody , Attorney, Office Of The Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Gilbert Spiller was charged with two counts of distributing cocaine base, and one count of selling a firearm to a felon. He pleaded guilty. The government sought enhanced punishment under 21 U.S.C. § 851 due to Spiller's prior felony drug convictions. At sentencing, neither side objected to the calculated Guidelines range of 262 to 327 months. Spiller's counsel, however, argued for a below-Guidelines sentence, contending that the §...

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