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U.S. v. JONES

No. 00-3941.

248 F.3d 671 (2001)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deirdre A, Durborow (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

John P. Rogers (argued), Rosenblum, Schwartz & Rogers, Clayton, MO, for defendant-appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Twaine Jones appeals his convictions for possession with intent to distribute various controlled substances as well as his sentence. He contends that impermissible character evidence was introduced at his trial and that the judge increased his sentence based on quantities of drugs that were not presented to the jury nor proven beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

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