United States v. Martinez, No. 10-3028 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang, sold crack cocaine, and, in 2003, pled guilty to a conspiracy charge, then fled before sentencing. He was apprehended in 2008 and pled guilty to drug conspiracy and crack distribution and was sentenced to 240 months incarceration. The Seventh Circuit affirmed. A sentencing adjustment for obstruction of justice was appropriate, even if defendant's decision to run was motivated by threats. The sentence was reasonable; the district court addressed significant mitigation arguments, considered criminal history, and considered the difference between guidelines for crack cocaine offenses and powder cocaine offenses.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on June 17, 2011.
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