Legal Opinion
United States v. Lester Dortch, A/K/A "Lightning," Wilhelm Suess, A/K/A "Wild Bill," and Floyd Dortch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 1993No. 92-1418, 92-1452 and 92-1453PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In this case, three defendants raise separate challenges to their convictions for drug conspiracy. We find all of the defendants’ arguments meritless and affirm each of their convictions.
I. Facts
On June 20, 1991, a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois, indicted Lester Dortch, Charles “Boyce” Vaughn (“Chuck Vaughn”), Floyd Dortch, Don Davis, Mike Billingsley, Wilhelm Suess, Troy Pap-proth, David Peters, and Thomas Solomon for conspiring to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846. The following facts…
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