United States Seventh Circuit

While defendant's sentence for conspiracy to distribute narcotics could not be reconciled with the U.S. Supreme Court's Apprendi decision, failure to raise the issue before the trial court would not set aside the sentence given an absence of plain error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2000
• Published 12/29/2000

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George A. Norwood (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Eric W. Butts (argued), St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.