United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for distributing crack is affirmed where district courts do not have to recite any specific language to satisfy Booker concerns, but merely: 1) calculate and consider the proper Guidelines range in an advisory capacity; 2) allow defendants to point out any of the section 3553(a) factors that might justify a sentence outside of the Guidelines range, and consider those factors when determining the sentence; and 3) give meaningful consideration to the factors and articulate which factors influenced its decision.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/14/2006
• Decided 07/20/2006
• Published 07/20/2006

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick F. McGovern (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.