United States v. Jones, No. 10-3130 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseAfter a lengthy federal investigation (Operation Dead Eye) into a drug organization headed by Hicks, 29 defendants were charged with drug-related offenses. Jones pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 2 and was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment. Germany pleaded guilty to using a communication facility in furtherance of a drug offense, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 843(b) and was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment to be served consecutively to the term of imprisonment imposed in state court. Watson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 846 and 18 U.S.C. 2 and knowingly and intentionally distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a) and 18 U.S.C. 2 and was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the sentences imposed on Jones and Germany, but remanded for recalculation with respect to Watson.
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