United States Seventh Circuit

A leader/organizer sentence enhancement after a drug conviction was improper against a tavern owner, who allowed drug transactions to take place without regularly participating himself, and who played no greater role than other participants; motions to withdraw by counsel for other appellants granted where no non-frivolous grounds for appeal existed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2001
• Decided 05/08/2002
• Published 05/08/2002

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen P. Sinnott (argued and submitted), Peggy A. Lautenschlager, Office of the U.S. Atty., Madison, WI, for United States., Robert R. Henak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Robert F. Schuh., Richard H. Parsons, Office of the Pub. Def., Peoria, IL, Lisa A. Nolen, Fed. Med. Center, Lexington, KY, for Lisa A. Nolen., Robert K. O'Reilly, Milwaukee, WI, for Curtis E. Lane.