Legal Opinion
United States v. King
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 2010No. 09-1974PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Fernando King, a high-ranking member (his title was “Supreme Inca”) of the Latin Kings street gang, was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine (count one) and attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine (count two), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The government’s theory of the case was that King and Augustin Zambrano, an even higher-ranking member (a “Corona”) of the Latin Kings, agreed to accept money and drugs from a lower-ranking Latin King who wanted “protection” for his…
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