Legal Opinion
United States v. Mojica
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1993No. Nos. 89-3809, 90-1140, 90-1178, 90-1277, 90-1278, 90-1313 to 90-1315, 90-1346, 90-1348, 90-1394, 90-1428, 90-1448, 90-1776, 90-2562 and 91-3266PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.
The appellants are fifteen defendants who have been convicted of various narcotics offenses. They raise a number of challenges to their convictions and sentences. Because we find no merit in the challenges to the convictions of the appellants, the convictions will be affirmed. However, we conclude that appellants James Velasquez and Julio Rodriguez are entitled to resen-tencing.
I. BACKGROUND
In January 1989, a grand jury returned a 101 count indictment against 27 defendants charging each of them with having conspired to distribute cocaine between March…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by65 opinions
- United States v. James P. HickokCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Nicholas Tyrone MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Kevin O. Depriest and Steve MorrellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Ramiro MaganaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Alexander Cooper and Anthony Davis, Also Known as "Future"Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
60 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.