Legal Opinion
United States v. Gregorio MacEdo and Victor Hugo Contreras, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 15, 2004No. 02-3563, 02-3564, 02-3842PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Gregorio Macedo and Victor Hugo Contreras were convicted of various drug offenses. Defendant Macedo alleges several violations of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), which he contends render his convictions and sentence infirm. He also argues that the government lacked sufficient evidence to support his convictions. Defendant Contreras argues that evidence of prior bad acts was improperly admitted in violation of Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The government also appeals the district court’s decision to grant…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- United States v. Wieslaw MietusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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