Legal Opinion
Eric Wilson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 2005No. 03-3398PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Eric Wilson is serving a life sentence for being a leader of the Gangster Disciples, a continuing criminal enterprise. 21 U.S.C. § 848. See United States v. Smith, 223 F.3d 554 (7th Cir.2000), which affirms- the convictions and sentences of Wilson and other defendants. Wilson contends in this proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 that his trial lawyer furnished ineffective assistance by not reminding the jury that he is accountable for other gang members’ crimes under the theory of Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640, 66 S.Ct. 1180, 90 L.Ed. 1489 (1946), only to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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