Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael A. Smith, and Kwabene D. German, A/K/A Kwabene Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1994No. 93-3265, 93-3738PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Michael Smith and Kwabene German were each convicted of multiple federal drug violations. Both defendants now appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Mr. Smith’s conviction and sentence; but we affirm in part and reverse in part Mr. German’s conviction and remand his case to the district court for resentencing.
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