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United States v. Brian Wilbourn

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 26, 2015No. 13-3715, 13-3727PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Over a decade ago, federal authorities conducted an investigation of the drug trade ' at the now-razed Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago. That investigation, which centered on a drug conspiracy headed by Rondell Freeman, yielded a thicket of defendants and charges spanning a period of almost nine years. Altogether, fifteen persons were charged, ten pleaded guilty, and five went to trial, including our defendants, Brian Wilbourn and Adam Sanders.

At trial, Wilbourn and Sanders conceded that they sold drugs at Cabrini-Green but claimed to do so as small-scale,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  3. United States v. Gregory SanfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. Marshon SimonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Rickie FoyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022

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