Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit November 6, 2009, No. 09-1737 (United States v. Stokes)

ORDER

Jubali Stokes pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). Before sentencing, the government filed an information stating that Stokes had previously been convicted in Illinois for possessing 15 to 100 grams of cocaine, a crime defined by state law as a felony and punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment. See 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 570/402(a)(2)(A).