Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 2010No. 09-1912PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to articulate once again the distinction between a drug-distribution conspiracy and nonconspiratorial di'ug dealing. Willie Earl Johnson was convicted on several drug charges, including one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute crack cocaine. The government’s case was based on wiretapped phone calls that captured conversations in which Johnson asked to purchase resale quantities of drugs from his supplier Craig Venson or from one of Venson’s associates.
As we explained in United States v. Colon, 549 F.3d 565 (7th Cir.2008), and recently…
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