U.S. v. SOTO

No. 93-4036.

48 F.3d 1415 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SOTO, also known as Lazaro Sanchez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Glockner, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty. Crim. Div., and Barry Rand Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty. Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Adam Bourgeois (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On April 25, 1991, a jury convicted Jose Soto (a.k.a. "Lazaro Sanchez") of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), as well as using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to the commission of a drug offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).1 Judge Bua, the original trial judge,...

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