Legal Opinion
United States v. Goines
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1993No. Nos. 91-1185, 91-1276, 91-1356, 91-1363, 91-1550, 91-1606, 91-1619, 91-1648, 91-1726, 91-1734, 91-1881, 91-1892 and 91-2145PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In 1988, law enforcement agents in Milwaukee began tracking the activities of a drug trafficking operation associated with a gang known as the Brothers of Struggle (BOS). Two years later, fifteen defendants were charged in a thirty-six count indictment with conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine, possessing and distributing cocaine, using a telephone to facilitate the distribution of cocaine, and using firearms in relation to a drug trafficking crime. A seven week trial followed, after which thirteen defendants were convicted of the conspiracy (count one) and the…
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