Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffrey Cochran, Steven Corbett, Alexander West, Lavell Cooper, and Donald B. Howell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1992No. 90-2114 to 90-2116, 90-2176 and 90-2705PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
The five appellants in this case lodge a variety of challenges to their convictions for their roles in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Jeffrey Cochran, Steven Corbett, Alexander West, and Donald Howell were arrested in a McDonald’s restaurant parking lot in Chicago after they sold one kilogram of cocaine to undercover Chicago Police and Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) agents. Lavell Cooper was arrested nearby — he was acting as a “lookout” at the time of the cocaine sale.
The defendants were charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. John E. Kenny, Trenton P. Oelberg, and William L. Parker, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. SblendorioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Leon McAnderson Roosevelt Hawkins, Jeff Fort, Alan Knox and Reico CranshawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. Bahman Mansoori, Mark Cox, Mohammad Mansoori, Kenneth Choice, and Terry YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Ramiro MaganaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Robert J. Downes v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Imad Naim Saadeh, Barbara Sudzus, and Albert SudzusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. GoinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.