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U.S. v. VALLAR

Nos. 07-3641, 08-1361, 08-3888, 09-3484.

635 F.3d 271 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert VALLAR, Tyrail Curry, Amador Hernandez, and Eladio Pedroza, Sr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennie Levin (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in Nos. 07-3641, 08-3888, and 09-3484.

Matthew M. Robinson (argued), Attorney, Robinson & Brandt, Covington, KY, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 07-3641.

Amarjeet Singh Bhachu , Jennie Levin , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 08-1361.

Daniel T. Hansmeier , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 08-1361.

Tyrail Curry (pro se), Pine Knot, KY, in No. 08-1361.

Vilija Bilaisis (argued), Attorney, Ludington, MI, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 08-3888.

Amador Hernandez (pro se), Beaumont, TX, in No. 08-3888.

Kent R. Carlson (argued), Attorney, Carlson & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 09-3484.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Three defendants were convicted of committing various drug-related offenses; a fourth pled guilty. They raise a variety of arguments on direct appeal, primarily challenging their sentences and denials of motions to suppress their confessions. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

On September 20, 2005, a federal grand jury returned a fifty-one-count indictment against seventeen individuals, including Amador Hernandez...

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