U.S. v. JONES

No. 15-3547.

843 F.3d 321 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shaft JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Eric C. Bohnet , Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Posner and Williams, Circuit Judges.


A federal jury found the defendant guilty of conspiring to possess, with intent to distribute, five or more kilograms of cocaine, and of related crimes including carrying a gun in connection with drug trafficking. The district judge sentenced him to 270 months in prison.

A government informant named Martinez had arranged...

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