Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Alcantar, Also Known as Canelo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 1996No. 94-2867PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Juan Alcantar was convicted by a jury of conspiring to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846, and of attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court sentenced Alcantar to a prison term of 188 months. In this appeal, Alcantar argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support Ms conspiracy conviction because the government’s case depended upon the inherently incredible testimony of a confidential informant. Alcantar therefore requests that we reverse that…
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