Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Klemis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2017No. 15-2057PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Richard Klemis was in the business of selling heroin in O’Fallon and Belleville, Illinois, two suburban communities in the Metro East area of greater St. Louis. His customer base included teenagers and 18-to 21-year-olds. One of his young customers overdosed on heroin in Klemis’s driveway and nearly died; timely medical intervention saved his life. Nineteen-year-old Tyler McKinney was not so lucky. A regular customer and occasional driver for Klemis, McKinney fatally overdosed on heroin supplied by Klemis.
Klemis was indicted on multiple drug charges, including conspiracy…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Ohio v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Sherman Howard v. Richard GramleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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