Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Fuesting
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1988No. 87-1006PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Defendant Ronald Fuesting appeals his conviction on two counts of a superseding criminal indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and with attempt to manufacture marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.
I. Facts
In the summer of 1985, the Illinois State Police were involved in a marijuana eradication program known as “Operation Kneecap”. On July 81, 1985, Officers Larry Coughlin and Michael Summerville were returning via helicopter from a cutting operation when they observed what appeared to be a field of…
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