Legal Opinion
United States v. Damon Pippen, Kenya Lark, and Thomas Jones
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1997No. 96-1445, 96-1550 and 96-1892PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The defendants in this case were all participants in a crack cocaine distribution ring that operated in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Pontiac, Michigan, and Elkhart, Indiana. Just prior to the scheduled jury trial, defendant Damon Pippen pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the superseding indictment, which charged him with conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of crack cocaine. Defendant Kenya Lark went to trial, and the jury found him guilty on the twelve counts of the superseding indictment that pertained to him. Defendant Thomas Jones also pleaded guilty to a one…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. James R. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. James P. HickokCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Joseph B. Carson, John K. Lanter, Wilbert Hall, Aaron Hall, and Ronald L. FlaugherCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by63 opinions
- State v. JylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- State v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
- United States v. John T. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Larry F. Singleton, United States of America v. Anthony D. Singleton, United States of America v. Demitress Sanchez CoxCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. John A. Ramunno, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
58 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.