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U.S. v. JONES

No. 17-30829.

969 F.3d 192 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noel JONES, also known as Skinny Jones, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 7, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Samantha Jean Kuhn , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CLEMENT, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Noel Jones argues that his conviction for conspiracy to distribute a kilogram or more of heroin should be vacated because (1) his factual basis was inadequate, (2) the district court improperly instructed him about the government's burden in proving the drug quantity, rendering his guilty plea unknowing...

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