Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard W. Novak and Hugo Leon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 1989No. 88-2562, 88-2563PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
To quote the district judge, “[T]his is not a venture of which law enforcement might be proud.” Except for the regrettable performance of the officers this should have been a routine narcotics investigation. It happened at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when the two defendants, Richard W. Novak and Hugo Leon, arrived together from Miami.
Both defendants Novak and Leon were arrested at the airport and later jointly charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, possession of approximately one kilogram…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Anthony J. Peters, Lawrence Peters, and Jacek OdonerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by29 opinions
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