Legal Opinion
United States v. Kamel Kamel and Musa Khabbas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1992No. 91-1515, 91-1516PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
On December 19,1988, a fire destroyed a food and liquor store located in Chicago, Illinois. Evidence subsequently indicated that the fire was intentionally set. The business was owned and operated by two brothers, Kamel Kamel and Musa Khab-bas. In January 1990, Mr. Kamel and Mr. Khabbas were indicted by a federal grand jury on five charges arising out of the fire. A superseding six-count indictment was returned in March 1990. At a jury trial held in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the two defendants offered alibis and contended…
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