Legal Opinion
United States v. John Cappas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1994No. 93-3019PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
John Cappas ran a cocaine ring that operated primarily in Chicago’s southwest suburbs. He and several of his associates were charged in a 49-eount indictment. Nineteen defendants pled guilty, though Cappas and a few others went to trial. Cappas was convicted on 24 of the 27 counts with which he was charged, including one count of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, one count of running a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE), 21 U.S.C. § 848, and three counts of using a gun in connection with a drug offense, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He…
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