Legal Opinion
United States v. Nunez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 2012No. 11-1927PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This criminal appeal requires us to wrestle once again with the distinction between a “mere” buyer-seller relation and a conspiracy involving a buyer and a seller. For our earlier struggles with the issue, see, e.g., United States v. Colon, 549 F.3d 565 (7th Cir.2008), and the six opinions in United, States v. Lechuga, 994 F.2d 346 (7th Cir.1993) (en banc).
The defendant was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and of related offenses, and was sentenced to 85 months in prison. He asks us to order…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. ShabaniSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. Mason Townsend, Luis E. Diaz, Orlando Nunez, Dorothy Taylor, Carlos Mejia, Joseph Angel Claudio, and Isabel MarquezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. BorelliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
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