Legal Opinion
United States v. Marshall Ray Marks, John D. Taylor, William J. Campbell, and Thomas E. Pals
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1987No. 85-2325, 85-2326, 85-2327, 85-2339PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The four defendants whose appeals we have consolidated were charged, along with others, with conspiring to distribute a large amount of marijuana between 1981 and 1984. The jury convicted them, and the judge sentenced each to six years in prison. The kingpin of the conspiracy was Jack Hrvatin. The appellants were cogs in the operation, and their minor role provides the principal theme of their appeals.
We begin with Marks, who is alleged to have acted as a courier of drugs and money for Hrvatin and who raises three issues requiring discussion. The first is whether there…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Louis C. Andrus, George E. Collett, William J. Lutson, Billy Ray Whittington, and Larry Thomas WhittingtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Marvin Leo BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Alan ShacklefordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- United States v. Michael John Canino, James Gilbert Marcum, John G. Flynn, and David Leonard MalkinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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