WELDON v. U.S.

No. 15-1994.

840 F.3d 865 (2016)

Scott WELDON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Brown , Attorney, Siegel & Callahan, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Robert L. Garrison , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Bauer, Posner, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


The defendant pleaded guilty to having distributed an illegal drug, resulting in a death. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). Because he agreed to cooperate with the government in the prosecution of another person who had contributed to the death, he received a prison sentence of only eight years. Three years...

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