U.S. v. JONES

No. 10-1894.

674 F.3d 88 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard JONES, a/k/a Tony, Shy, Shyheem, Anthony James, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Ouderkirk, Jr. , by appointment of the court, for appellant.

Margaret D. McGaughey , Appellate Chief, with whom Thomas E. Delahanty II , United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Jones was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and ecstasy, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846 (2006). Due to his prior state drug possession convictions, Jones was sentenced to life in prison under statutorily enhanced penalty provisions. Id. § 841(b)(1)(A). He appeals both his conviction and his sentence, raising myriad procedural and constitutional claims.

Jones was...

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