United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is affirmed over his challenge that the district court should not have relied on his drug-stipulation at sentencing without first specifically finding that it was knowing and voluntary.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2005
• Published 02/01/2005

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark R. Niemeyer (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Frederick J. Hess (argued), Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Belleville, IL, Willard L. Johnson, Greenville, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.