United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the district court erred when it applied the sentencing guidelines to impose a two-level increase in his offense level for obstruction of justice; 2) his sentence was unreasonable because the court failed to consider sufficiently his personal characteristics that are not accounted for by the advisory guidelines; and 3) his sentence was unreasonable because the court failed to consider adequately the reasonableness of his sentence in light of section 3553(a)'s sentencing factors or to explain adequately its consideration of those factors.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2007
• Decided 08/17/2007
• Published 08/17/2007

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George A. Norwood (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeffrey M. Brandt (argued), Jeffrey M. Brandt, Robinson Brandt Law Offices, Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.