Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Tucker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 1994No. 93-2806PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Through confidential sources, the Illinois State Police on three separate occasions in 1992 purchased cocaine base from Christopher Tucker in quantities of .4 grams, .4 grams, and 5.2 grams respectively. The government pursued an indictment for the 5.2 grams of cocaine base only, and a federal grand jury returned a one count indictment charging Tucker with distributing five grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. Tucker pled guilty, but reserved the right to challenge at sentencing the weight of the cocaine base in question. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. Robert L. CagleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Leslie CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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