U.S. v. POKE

No. 14-2331.

793 F.3d 759 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dayton POKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. McKenzie , Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Peter W. Henderson , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


The defendant, age 35 at sentencing, was sentenced to 420 months in prison — 35 years — for possessing 1.2 grams of crack cocaine with intent to sell; possessing a gun though he'd previously been convicted of a felony; and using the gun in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a...

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