Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin Valles & Roberto Carrera
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 1994No. 94-1804, 94-1805PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
On October 14, 1992, a grand jury indicted Benjamin Valles and Roberto Carrera, along with several other individuals, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On December 3, 1993, following a brief trial, a jury returned guilty verdicts against Valles and Carrera on both counts; the district court sentenced each defendant to 121 months’ imprisonment and a $6,000 fine. Defendants now challenge several of the court’s trial rulings…
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