Legal Opinion
United States v. Carraway
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2010No. 09-3524PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Jamelle Carraway made the mistake of mixing up his involvement in the cocaine business in Central Illinois with romance. Eventually he was caught, thanks to good police work, and his paramour, Lisa Owens, who decided to take a deal from the prosecutor and testify against him. After a bench trial, the court found him guilty of possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Because he had three prior drug felony convictions, he received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. On appeal,…
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