UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 23-1272.

109 F.4th 888 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Scott Simpson, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elliot J. Louthen, Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Brennan, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


Jonathan Smith pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of distributing methamphetamine. At sentencing, the district court applied two recidivist enhancements. Both required a prior conviction for a crime of violence, and the court found that his 2008 conviction for aggravated robbery in Illinois qualified. On appeal...

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