Legal Opinion

United States v. Walter Berry, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 16, 1996No. 95-3481PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The government indicted Walter Berry, Jr., on two counts of unlawful delivery of crack cocaine. The only difference between the quantum of evidence against Berry under the first and second counts was a tape recording of a conversation that allegedly took place between Berry and Eddie Brown, a government informant, and that purported to implicate Berry in the illegal activity that was the subject of count two.

Over Berry’s objection, the tape recording was admitted into evidence and played for the jury. In order to aid the members of the jury in listening to the recording,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. United States v. Jeff BoydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Kojo Sababu, Jaime Delgado, and Dora GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Jesus Zambrana, Sr., Charles Cole and Jay ZambranaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Ronnie Joseph Bruscino and Charles Eugene KellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. United States v. Nicholas Tyrone MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. Abraham HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Ioanis v. PanerasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Michael A. Willis v. William J. LepCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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