Legal Opinion
United States v. Gloria Zafiro, Jose Martinez, Salvador Garcia, and Alfonso Soto
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 89-3520, 89-3639, 89-3660 and 89-3729PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The four defendants were tried together by a jury for offenses involving cocaine and other illegal drugs, and all were convicted. José Martinez was sentenced to 262 months in prison and the three other defendants — Alphonso Soto, Salvador Garcia, and Gloria Zafiro — to 151 months each even though the jury had acquitted Zafiro of possession with intent to distribute and convicted her only of participating in, or aiding and abetting, conspiracy. The verdict does not distinguish between actual participation on the one hand and aiding and abetting on the other. At first…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by110 opinions
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