United States v. Collins, No. 11-3098 (7th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseFrom 2005 to 2008, Collins obtained drugs from the Flores twins in Mexico. They would contact their couriers, who would deliver 20-50 kilograms of cocaine to Collins in the Chicago area, often on “credit.” Collins would sell it to his “crew” at a profit of approximately $1,500 per kilogram. The crew sold the cocaine on the streets. In 2008 the Flores twins agreed to cooperate with the Drug Enforcement Administration. As a result, Collins was indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 846. At trial, the government was allowed to play Flores’ taped conversations with Collins and to use the testimony of Officer Coleman regarding the “coded drug-dealing language” on the tapes. Collins did not object to the testimony’s admissibility at the time. Convicted, Collins was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment. The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, called for a term of 360 months to life, with an enhancement under U.S.S.G. 3B1.1 because the judge determined that Collins’ conduct in the conspiracy qualified him as a “manager or supervisor.” The Seventh Circuit affirmed.
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