United States v. Jonathan Penny

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial, Jonathan Penny was convicted of criminal conspiracy to distribute narcotics and of distribution of narcotics, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. The district court sentenced Mr. Penny to twenty-five years of imprisonment followed by supervised release for the remainder of his natural life. Mr. Penny appeals the conviction. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I

BACKGROUND

A. Facts

From 1984-90, Jonathan Penny purchased and sold large quantities of narcotics. Starting in the early 1980s,…