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United States v. Demettris Cruse

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 3, 2015No. 13-2929, 13-3008, 14-2297PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Demettris Cruse, Daniel McClain, Charles Henderson, and eight others were indicted for their involvement in a long-running conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in Milwaukee. The indictment centered on the activities of two street gangs that controlled the crack-cocaine trade in adjacent neighborhoods on the city’s northwest side. The eight coconspir-ators not to this appeal pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government.

Henderson also negotiated a plea bargain. He agreed to plead guilty to the conspiracy charge but only to a subset of the drugs…

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