Legal Opinion
United States v. William M. Patterson and Daryl L. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 2003No. 02-3134, 02-3153PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
William Patterson and Daryl Smith, former Chicago police officers, were tried jointly before a jury on charges of conspiring and attempting to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute, approximately five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846; carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C § 924(c)(1)(A); and theft of government funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. Patterson was convicted of all of the charges, and Smith was acquitted of all charges except for theft of government funds.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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