Legal Opinion
United States v. Garner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 1987No. Nos. 86-1707, 86-1711, 86-1734 thru 86-1738, 86-1777PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Eight defendants appeal their convictions for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (RICO), and the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951.1 The defendants were all House Drain Inspectors for the Department of Sewers of the City of Chicago. They raise on appeal nearly a score of issues. Their primary contentions are that they were improperly joined for trial, that the jury instructions were faulty, that inadmissible evidence was used against them, and that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. For the reasons…
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