U.S. v. PHELPS

No. 15-2528

823 F.3d 1084 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph A. PHELPS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greggory R. Walters , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

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

Before POSNER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Joseph Phelps was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and was sentenced to 120 months in prison, the statutory minimum, well below the Sentencing Guidelines range of 188-235 months. A year later the government moved for a sentence reduction as a reward for his substantial assistance. See FED. R. CRIM...

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