Legal Opinion
United States v. Eddie L. Franklin and J.L. Houston
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 1999No. 98-3014, 98-3015PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EANNE, Circuit Judge.
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on August 7,• 1997, J.L. Houston and Eddie Franklin were convicted by jury trial of participating in racketeering and narcotics conspiracies. Judge James B. Zagel presided over the consolidated cases. The convictions of Franklin and Houston arose from then-involvement in the El Rukns street gang. Their primary claim on appeal is that Judge Zagel made comments about the El Rukns in 1986, .when he was Director of the Illinois State Police, and, therefore, he should have recused himself from their…
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- United States v. Wayne Douglas WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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