Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonel Ruiz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1999No. 98-1698PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Leonel Ruiz was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to 235 months imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. He argues on appeal that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the testimony of two witnesses under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b), and that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. 1 He also challenges his sentence, contending that the district court erroneously imposed a two-level increase for possession of a gun, and erred in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Carl Hach and Francis HachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. SykesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Vladimir Cedano-RojasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Anthony KreiserCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Dennis Torres, A/K/A Danny TorresCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. Elmer J. HaywoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Jesse T. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Ortiz, JoseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Reginald WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. TanksleyCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2000
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