Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward L. Mims and Cleveland J. McDade
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 1996No. 95-2582, 95-2620PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants MeDade and Mims were charged with various offenses related to an alleged conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Both were convicted of conspiracy to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), cocaine base and of using or carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). The conviction for using or carrying was based on an incident in which Mims bartered a gun to MeDade in exchange for crack cocaine. MeDade was also convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Mims was…
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