U.S. v. CRUZ

No. 14-1992.

787 F.3d 849 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose O. CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Pedersen , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Glenn J. Jazwiec , Attorney, Law Offices of Glenn J. Jazwiec, Elgin, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Jose Cruz pleaded guilty to distributing heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was sentenced within the guidelines range to 160 months' imprisonment. Cruz now argues that the sentencing court committed a procedural error when it failed to consider his mitigating arguments about the nature and circumstances of his offense, his cooperation...

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