United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for distributing cocaine base is vacated and remanded where the district court abused its discretion in denying the defense counsel's motion to withdraw before the sentencing hearing, resulting in prejudice to the defendant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/22/2007
• Decided 01/10/2008
• Published 01/10/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Rita M. Rumbelow (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Shaundra L. Kellam, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.