U.S. v. Curby

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 09-2853
Decision Date: 
February 26, 2010
Federal District: 
W.D. Wisc.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 151-month term of incarceration on drug distribution charge even though defendant claimed that Dist. Ct. ignored his mitigation argument regarding his claim that he suffered from mental illness and history of sexual abuse. Record showed that Dist. Ct. actually considered and rejected mitigation evidence when relying on defendant's extensive criminal history in imposing sentence. Moreover, extensive discussion of mitigation evidence was not necessary where defendant was sentenced at very bottom of applicable sentencing range.