Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Wilson, Luis Luna, and Manuel Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1998No. 20-8011PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
As the culmination of a months-long undercover operation, drug enforcement officials seized over 850 kilograms of cocaine in a series of busts during July and August of 1994. Along with eight co-defendants, 1 Appellants Bernard Wilson, Luis Luna, and Manuel Garcia were indicted for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, as well as conspiracy to do the same, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846, respectively. Appellant Garcia pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge shortly before trial. Appellants Wilson and Luna were tried before a jury, which found them…
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