Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruben Hughes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2000No. 99-1269PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Ruben Hughes (“Hughes”) was indicted and charged in Count one with conspiring to possess cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, in Counts two through five with distributing cocaine or cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and in Count six with possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). 1 At the conclusion of a jury trial, Hughes was found guilty on each of the counts, and on January 13, 1999, the court imposed a life sentence on the drug counts, 2 as well as a…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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