Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerardo Hernandez-Rivas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2003No. 02-4103PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Gerardo Hernandez-Rivas was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. Hernandez^ Rivas appeals, contending that 1) evidence presented at trial was seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment, 2) the trial court judge erred in admitting testimony in violation of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and 3) the defendant suffered from ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court.
I. Background
For approximately one-and-a-half years, Hernandez-Rivas and several other Hispanic men living in Walworth…
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