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U.S. v. COMPTON

No. 95-1945.

82 F.3d 179 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Josiah COMPTON, III, also known as "Little Joe," Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne M. Wissmann (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Phillip J. Kavanaugh (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, COFFEY and SKINNER, Circuit Judges.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Josiah ("Little Joe") Compton pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and was convicted by a jury of distributing cocaine base (or "crack"), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district judge imposed concurrent sentences of 60 months imprisonment and three years supervised release, plus a fine of $500 and a special assessment...

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