Legal Opinion
United States v. Leon McAnderson Roosevelt Hawkins, Jeff Fort, Alan Knox and Reico Cranshaw
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1990No. 88-1013, 88-1014, 88-1026, 88-1027 and 88-1028PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Defendant-appellants, all members of the Chicago street gang the El Rukns, were convicted for their various roles in a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts throughout the United States in exchange for payment from the Libyan Government. The defendants contend that the jury which returned these convictions did not represent a fair cross section of the community, was not properly questioned regarding racial and religious prejudice, and was tainted by fear for its safety due to extrinsic factors surrounding the trial. In addition, defendants contend that evidence of other bad…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by128 opinions
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