Legal Opinion
United States v. Idowu
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 2008No. 07-1623PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Alowonle Idowu pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced him to 87 months’ imprisonment. Mr. Ido-wu now appeals his sentence. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
From 2001 to December 2005, Mr. Ido-wu owned and operated Jo-Jo Motors, a used-car business. On three occasions in late 2003 and early 2004, Mr. Idowu sold heroin to a confidential informant in the office trailer at'Jo-Jo Motors.
In 2005, police…
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