Legal Opinion
United States v. James Douglas, Martin L. Pruitt, Leon Mason
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1989No. 88-1259, 88-1260, 88-1333 and 88-2775PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
A jury, for the second time, convicted James Douglas, Leon Mason, and Martin Pruitt of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal all three challenge their convictions, alleging violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment and numerous trial court errors. We affirm all three convictions.
I. FACTS
Although this case involves only a “street-level” drug distribution conspiracy, the facts are somewhat complicated, particularly in light of its procedural history.…
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