United States v. Hargrove

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted former Chicago Police Sergeant Larry Hargrove of racketeering conspiracy and other crimes stemming from his participation in a robbery, extor tion, and narcotics ring that targeted suspected drug dealers using the guise of legitimate police investigations. Hargrove asks us to vacate his convictions on the ground that two key categories of evidence should have been excluded: (1) tape-recorded statements made by Eddie Hicks, one of Hargrove’s coconspirators, to an undercover government informant; and (2) eyewitness identifications made from a photo array…