Legal Opinion
United States v. Briscoe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1990No. Nos. 87-2553, 87-2583 to 87-2586, 87-2601 to 87-2605, 87-2612 to 87-2614 and 87-3068PublishedCited by 275 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This is the consolidated appeal of fourteen individuals who, based on their involvement in a heroin importation and distribution conspiracy, were convicted of various offenses under the federal narcotics laws. On appeal, they raise a number of arguments challenging their convictions and/or sentences. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case arises out of an extensive heroin network centered in Chicago, Illinois. Between 1984 and 1986 this drug enterprise imported approximately three kilograms of heroin having an estimated street value of over one million dollars into the…
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