U.S. v. CARTER

No. 15-1335.

830 F.3d 490 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Karvis CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rajnath P. Laud , Matthew James McCrobie , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Thomas W. Patton , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Daniel J. Hillis , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Karvis Carter pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Over Carter's objection the sentencing judge applied a six-level upward adjustment to his total offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines based on a finding that he had assaulted police officers while...

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