U.S. v. JOHNSON

Nos. 10-1762, 10-2230.

655 F.3d 594 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott JOHNSON and Lisa Lamb, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 2011.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. Boyce (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. Sindel , Attorney, Sindel, Sindel & Noble, P.C., Clayton, MO, Michael Rowe , John Scott , Law Students, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-1762.

Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Attorney, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, Michael Rowe , John Scott , law students, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-2230.

Before POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges, and LEFKOW, District Judge.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

After a two-year investigation, Scott Johnson was indicted and eventually convicted on charges arising from a large cocaine-dealing conspiracy that he ran; he was sentenced to life in prison. His girlfriend, Lisa Lamb, was convicted on a lesser charge of obstructing justice for destroying cocaine base to prevent its discovery by the government and its use against her and Johnson in a criminal prosecution. Both appeal. Johnson challenges the...

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