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U.S. v. Steel

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Jan 8, 2009
322 F. App'x 455 (7th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 08-2615.

Submitted January 8, 2009.

Decided April 2, 2009.

Appeal from the United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 99 CR 397. Wayne R. Andersen, Judge.

Barry Rand Elden, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ronald Hanna, Hamm Hanna, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge, JOHN L. COFFEY, Circuit Judge and DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge.


ORDER

The defendant-appellant in the above-referenced was represented by a court-appointed attorney who filed a Motion to Withdraw on November 24, 2008, pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) and United States v. Edwards, 777 F.2d 364 (7th Cir. 1985).

Upon notification, the defendant-appellant, Darren Steel, filed an Objection to the Motion to Withdraw on December 22, 2008.

In the underlying case, Steel was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and use of a telephone in a drug conspiracy in Case No. 99 CR 397. Steel pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced in 2003 to a Guidelines sentence of 324 months. Steel appealed his sentence and his original court-appointed counsel filed an Anders brief. While the appeal was still pending, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The Seventh Circuit ordered a limited Paladino remand to the district court. The district court judge informed the Seventh Circuit that he would likely sentence Steel differently if asked to do so. The Seventh Circuit remanded the case for resentencing. Steel's offense level was adjusted from 38 to 36 and the district court resentenced Steel to 228 months. The advisory Guidelines Range based on an offense level of 36 would have been 262-327 months. Any issue raised by Steel was waived on the trial level. The sentence imposed is reasonable and below the Sentencing Guidelines.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw is GRANTED and the appeal is DISMISSED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Steel

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Jan 8, 2009
322 F. App'x 455 (7th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

U.S. v. Steel

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darren STEEL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Date published: Jan 8, 2009

Citations

322 F. App'x 455 (7th Cir. 2009)

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