Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2014No. 13-2160PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of at least 280 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, and was sentenced to 288 months in prison. His appeal challenges the conviction.
The defendant was a drug dealer. There was bad blood between him and his nephew Andrew Wallace, and Andrew, already a paid DEA informant, informed on the defendant to the agency. Agents fastened a tiny audio/video recorder on Andrew’s shirt, searched him and his car to make sure he had no drugs, gave him $1250, and sent him to try to buy crack cocaine from his uncle. Watching…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Charles C. Greiner v. Ronald WellsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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