Legal Opinion
United States v. Dhawndric McDowell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2012No. 10-2543PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Dhawndric McDowell occasionally worked for the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) as a confidential informant, but his primary job was selling cocaine for a Mexican drug cartel. One of his suppliers, known to him only as “Jose,” agreed to assist the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) with a sting. Under the direction of federal agents, “Jose” arranged to deliver ten kilograms of cocaine to McDowell at a drop point in Chicago. McDowell was arrested at the point of delivery.
Once in federal custody, McDowell announced to the agents that he was an informant for the…
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