U.S. v. MARKS

No. 15-2862.

864 F.3d 575 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Crane MARKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shoba Pillay , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam Stevenson , Attorney, University of Wisconsin, Law School, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Rovner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


This appeal illustrates why, when an arcane and arbitrary issue arises under the Sentencing Guidelines, the sentencing judge should ask, "Why should I care?" That question was not asked here, so we must remand for resentencing.

Defendant-appellant Crane Marks pled guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin. He was...

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