United States v. Guy Westmoreland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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…
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