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United States v. Luis Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 13, 2014No. 11-3179, 11-3410, 11-3493, 11-3615, 11-3874, 11-3886, 12-1141, 12-1804, 13-1370PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOOD, Chief Judge.

This extensive criminal prosecution arises out of the operations of the Latin Kings street gang in Chicago from 2000 to 2008. Fifteen highly placed gang leaders were charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, as well as the commission of other crimes. Nine of those defendants have joined in the present appeals: Luis Garcia, Felipe Zamora, Fernando King, Samuel Gutierrez, Javier Ramirez, Jose Guzman, Augustin Zambrano, Alfonso Chavez, and Vicente Garcia. We find no reversible error in either the convictions or the sentences…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. United States v. Sisto BernalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

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