Legal Opinion
United States v. Herberto Pulgar
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 2015No. 14-3503PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Markets, at bottom, exist for two sets of people: buyers and sellers. In the context of the illegal drug market, we attach sundry titles to members from either set— dealer, distributor, trafficker, etc. But to attach the title of conspirator, there must be something else happening in the marketplace besides merely buying and selling some illegal drug. There must be an agreement between two or more parties to commit a crime distinct from the sale itself.
Here, the government alleged that Appellant Herberto Pulgar entered into such an agreement with Klinton Schmidt and…
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