UNITED STATES v. HOGSETT

No. 19-3465.

982 F.3d 463 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel R. HOGSETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Reed , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Meredith R.W. DeCarlo , Attorney, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Samuel Hogsett was sentenced to nearly thirty years in prison after a jury convicted him of three crimes. One of those crimes was possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).

Since Hogsett's sentencing, Congress has passed two laws—the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010...

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