United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence pursuant to a guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine are affirmed where: 1) the indictment contains each of the required elements and was sufficient to notify defendant of what the government intended to prove; 2) district court did not err in denying defendant's motion to withdraw the guilty plea; and 3) the sentence imposed was reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2009
• Decided 12/02/2009
• Published 12/02/2009

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and SIMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew C. Porter, Attorney, Joseph Thompson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Gerardo S. Gutierrez, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.