U.S. v. Jones

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 17-2658
Decision Date: 
August 15, 2018
Federal District: 
N.D. Ind., S. Bend Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 145-month term of incarceration on drug conspiracy and drug distribution charges based, in part, on calculation that defendant’s drug offenses concerned drug sales made by others in conspiracy and on fact that co-conspirator had gun in her possession during at least one drug sale. Defendant could be held responsible for drug sales made by co-conspirators, since said sales were foreseeable by defendant. Moreover, instant firearm enhancement was supported by evidence, where defendant had actually noticed co-conspirator possessing gun during one drug sale and had taken measures to conceal it from detection.