Legal Opinion
United States v. J.W. Pearson, A/K/A David Porter, and Gregory P. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1997No. 95-3204, 95-3211PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Defendants J.W. Pearson (hereinafter “David Porter,” the name used by the parties) and Gregory Scott were partners in a small construction business in Chicago named Unity Contracting. Debra Pool and Michael Brooks were partners in a cocaine distribution ring in Springfield, Illinois. Pool and Brooks testified at the trial of Porter and Scott. Their testimony revealed a longstanding drug-purchasing relationship in which they would telephone Porter from Springfield and tell him they needed drugs. They then would drive to Chicago to purchase the drugs from Porter, who was…
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