U.S. v. Thomas, 7th Cir. Mar. 24, 2008
05-4222 U.S. v. Thomas
Before POSNER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
SYKES, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted Terry Thomas of possessing and conspiring to possess heroin and crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Thomas asks us to reverse his convictions on the grounds that (1) the trial evidence established multiple conspiracies at variance with the single charged conspiracy; (2) the federal prosecution was vindictive because the grand jury returned the indictment against him while he was under state charges for the same conduct; and (3) the government’s closing remarks about the seriousness of the case and the “burden” of living in a drug-infested neighborhood deprived him of a fair trial. He also challenges his 360-month sentence on the theory that the district court mis-applied the career offender sentencing guideline and imposed an unreasonable sentence. We reject these arguments and affirm Thomas’s convictions and sentence. … U.S. v. Thomas.
