United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) the district court's drug-type finding was not clearly erroneous as the court properly relied on the testimony of people familiar with crack to determine that the substance was crack; and 2) the judge's disputed comments at sentencing did not constitute reversible error.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/28/2009
• Decided 08/12/2009
• Published 08/12/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John Hauser (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Michael I. Leonard, Attorney (argued), Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.