UNITED STATES v. CARNELL

No. 21-2135.

35 F.4th 1092 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott A. CARNELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Cutchin , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, Luke Weissler , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

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

Before Easterbrook, Wood, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


In 2019 Scott Carnell pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a mixture containing methamphetamine. At Carnell's sentencing hearing, however, the district court found that Carnell had conspired to distribute 2.37 kilograms of pure methamphetamine, a finding that increased Carnell's base offense level under the...

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