By: Derek Hawkins//November 1, 2016//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Matthew Elder
Case No.: 15-2584
Officials: POSNER, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Sentencing
Matthew Elder was convicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. He now appeals his conviction and sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Elder’s conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.
Affirmed in part
Vacated and remanded in part