Legal Opinion
United States v. Agustin Ortega
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1995No. 94-1803PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Agustín Ortega, was sentenced to 63 months in prison following his conviction by a jury of aiding and abetting the possession of heroin with intent to distribute it. He had also been charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin but that charge was dismissed after the jury hung on it. There was no inconsistency in the jury’s verdict, since while a conspirator is almost always also an aider and abettor, United States v. Corral-Ibarra, 25 F.3d 430, 435 (7th Cir.1994), an aider and abettor is often not a conspirator. United States v. Carson, 9 F.3d 576, 586 (7th…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- United States v. George Terzado-MadrugaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- United States v. J.W. Pearson, A/K/A David Porter, and Gregory P. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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