U.S. v. JONES

No. 03-2513.

389 F.3d 753 (2004)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 24, 2004.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin S. Bruce (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John C. Taylor (argued), Reisman & Taylor, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Like many people who wind up as defendants in criminal cases, Philip D. Jones's problems began when the police stopped his car for a traffic violation. He was arrested after police discovered that he or his passenger had tossed two bags from his car that turned out to contain a substantial amount of cocaine. Jones was charged and convicted of possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute. At the trial, Jones had...

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