United States v. Baines, No. 13-3284 (7th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant-appellant Christopher Baines pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, for which he received a 240-month sentence in prison. Defendant appealed, raising three issues: (1) the district court improperly attributed significant quantities of heroin to him a relevant conduct in determining his sentence; (2) the district court failed to sufficiently account for his mitigation evidence; and (3) in light of a recent amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines with regard to certain drug trafficking offenses, defendant qualified for a lesser sentence. Finding no reversible error, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence.
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