United States v. Longstreet

Justia.com Opinion Summary: The Seventh Circuit previously affirmed the convictions of members of a Chicago operation that trafficked heavily in various controlled substances, but ordered a limited remand asking whether the district court wanted to resentence in light of the 2007 Supreme Court decision, Kimbrough v. United States. On remand the district court lowered one sentence from 456 to 360 months and the other from 300 to 240 months. With respect to one defendant, the Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the district court did not err in calculating the drug quantity attributable to that defendant. The calculation was based on reliable evidence. The other defendant's appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues, so the court granted his counsel's Anders motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal.



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