United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for smuggling heroin into the US is affirmed where: 1) the district court's credibility determinations for two government witnesses was entitled to great deference; 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the witnesses' and defendant's smuggling were part of a common scheme; 3) there was no clear error in defendant's leadership enhancement; and 4) the court's findings supported a below-range sentence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2006
• Decided 02/16/2007
• Published 02/16/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Edmond E. Chang (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.