United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's sentence for drug related offenses is vacated and remanded for resentencing where, following a challenge by defense counsel to imposition of a sentence under the guidelines, the trial judge provided an inadequate explanation for the sentence imposed on defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2005
• Published 11/14/2005

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Drury (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Helen J. Kim (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.