Legal Opinion
United States v. Burden
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 2010No. Docket 03-1727-cr-LEAD, 03-1728-cr-XAP, 03-1729-cr-CON, 03-1779-cr-CON, 04-2737-cr-CON, 06-0519-cr-CON, 06-2375-cr-CONPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a twenty-five count indictment alleging that the defendants were part of the Burden Organiza tion, a racketeering enterprise engaged in the distribution of cocaine and cocaine base that also undertook violent acts to promote the enterprise’s drug trafficking. Defendants David L. Burden, Kelvin Burden, Jermain Buchanan, and David M. Burden were convicted by a jury following a month-long trial on multiple counts including violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962, the Violent Crimes in…
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