Legal Opinion
United States v. Sadik Xheka and Beha Xheka
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 1983No. 82-1206, 82-1207PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal convictions on charges stemming from a fire that destroyed their downtown Chicago restaurant. Sadik “Sonny” Xheka and Beha “Billy” Xheka were found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce by means of an explosive in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 844(i). Sonny was also convicted of the substantive offense of violation of section 844(i), while co-defendant Chris Callas was acquitted on both counts. Because of the nature of the case, and the plethora of claims advanced by defendants, we will review the…
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