United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-1546 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BUDDY H. GUNTER, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 4:19-cr-40064-SLD-2 — Sara Darrow, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED DECEMBER 8, 2022 — DECIDED AUGUST 11, 2023 ____________________

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Following a criminal trial, Buddy Gunter was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute metham- phetamine, and sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment. Gunter now appeals that conviction, arguing only that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. In February 2019, Buddy Gunter and his brother-in-law Michael Grommet participated in multiple transactions as 2 No. 22