United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine is affirmed where: 1) district court did not err in refusing to issue an instruction on defendant's defense of duress to the jury; 2) district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding testimony of two defense witnesses; and 3) defendant's sentence is not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2009
• Decided 03/12/2009
• Published 03/12/2009

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bradley Blackington (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Joseph M. Cleary (argued), Hammerle & Cleary, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.