Legal Opinion
United States v. Brian Bafia, Michael Kerridan, John Cappas and Philip Laporta
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 1992No. 89-2167, 89-2168, 89-2322, 89-2414 and 89-2561PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
On December 1, 1988, a federal grand jury returned a 49-count superseding indictment charging defendants-appellants John Cappas, Brian Bafia, Michael Kerri-dan, Philip LaPorta, and eighteen others with participating in a cocaine distribution network that operated primarily in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago from 1985 through 1988. LaPorta pleaded guilty; Cappas, Bafia, and Kerridan, however, did not — they were tried and convicted. In this consolidated appeal, Cappas, Bafia, Kerridan, and LaPorta challenge various aspects of their convictions and sentences. Because we…
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