Legal Opinion
United States v. Longstreet
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 2009No. 07-1657, 07-2685, 07-3083PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Ray Longstreet, Michael Ervin, and Anselmo Zepeda were among twenty-nine defendants charged with a variety of federal offenses arising from their participation in a large drug operation on the west side of Chicago. The defendants ranged from suppliers to gang leaders to low-level, street-corner drug dealers. All twenty-nine defendants were indicted for, inter alia, a conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances. Unfortunately, we see many cases involving large drug conspiracies. It is disheartening to know that when the legal system removes one drug…
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