UNITED STATES v. LAWSON

Nos. 74-1982, 74-1996.

545 F.2d 557 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George LAWSON and Ronald Scharf, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Walsh, Edward M. Genson, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Samuel K. Skinner, U. S. Atty., Jerome C. Randolph, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, and PELL, Circuit Judge.


MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge.

George Lawson and Ronald Scharf appeal from judgments of conviction following a jury trial before Judge Bernard Decker, Northern District of Illinois, on a one count indictment charging Lawson and Scharf as well as Bobbie Arnstein and George Matthews with conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Matthews pleaded guilty and testified for the government...

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