Legal Opinion
United States v. Miguel Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1978No. 77-2021PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendant Miguel Santiago and three others not involved in this appeal were charged in a one count indictment with the knowing and intentional distribution of heroin in violation of Title 21, United States Code, § 841(a)(1). The defendant was tried separately and convicted by a jury. 1
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