Legal Opinion

United States v. Guy Westmoreland

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 25, 2013No. 10-3961PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Over a decade ago, defendant Guy West-moreland was convicted in two trials, in the first for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, and in the second for five additional counts stemming from the murder of the wife of his partner in drug-dealing: causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime; using interstate commerce facilities to commit murder for hire; conspiring to commit murder for hire; tampering with a witness by committing murder; and causing the death of a witness through use of a firearm. His convictions…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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