U.S. v. HOOVER

Nos. 98-2600, 98-3433, 99-2142, 98-2820, 98-3840, 00-2520, 98-2915, 99-1377.

246 F.3d 1054 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry HOOVER, Tirenzy Wilson, Gregory Shell, Jerry Strawhorn, Adrian Bradd, Darrell Branch, Andrew Howard, and William Edwards, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2001.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bindi (argued), Lela D. Johnson, Matthew C. Crowl, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

John Cutrone (argued), Anita Rivkin-Carothers, Nathan Diamond-Falk, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoover, Andrew Howard, William Edwards.

John M. Beal (argued), Chicago, IL, for Tirenzy Wilson.

Alexander M. Salerno (argued), Berwyn, IL, for Gregory Shell.

Steven Shobat (argued), Chicago, IL, for Jerry Strawhorn.

Clarence Tucker (argued), Tucker & Hughes, Detroit, MI, for Adrian Bradd.

Jerry B. Kurz (argued), Hall & Kurz, Glenview, IL, for Darrell Branch.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 14, 2001.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The Gangster Disciples, a large and vicious street gang, sells great quantities of cocaine, heroin, and other drugs in Chicago. A series of cases has seen the conviction of many members, some of them high in its hierarchy. See United States v. Ray, 238 F.3d 828 (7th Cir.2001); United States v. Wilson, 237 F.3d 827...

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