U.S. v. McANDERSON

Nos. 88-1013, 88-1014, 88-1026, 88-1027 and 88-1028.

914 F.2d 934 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon McANDERSON, Roosevelt Hawkins, Jeff Fort, Alan Knox and Reico Cranshaw, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Ronald S. Safer, David J. Stetler, James R. Ferguson, Victoria J. Peters, Asst. U.S. Attys., Office of U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

Rick Halprin, Chicago, Ill., for Reico Cranshaw.

Marc R. Kadish, Legal Services Center, Chicago, Ill., for Alan Knox.

Allan A. Ackerman, Chicago, Ill., for Jeff Fort.

Bradley J. Harris, North Riverside, Ill., for Roosevelt Hawkins.

Bruce H. Bornstein, Freedman & Bornstein, Chicago, Ill., for Leon McAnderson.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellants, all members of the Chicago street gang the El Rukns, were convicted for their various roles in a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts throughout the United States in exchange for payment from the Libyan Government. The defendants contend that the jury which returned these convictions did not represent a fair cross section of the community, was not properly questioned regarding racial and religious prejudice, and was tainted...

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