UNITED STATES v. JEFFERS

Nos. 74-1650, 74-1680.

520 F.2d 1256 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Garland JEFFERS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1975.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1975.

Certiorari Denied January 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester L. Blair, Chicago, Ill., Max Cohen, Gary, Ind., for defendants-appellants.

John R. Wilks, U. S. Atty., Fort Wayne, Ind., Richard A. Hanning, Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, Asst. U. S. Attys., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, STEVENS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied January 12, 1976. See 96 S.Ct. 805.

STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented by this appeal is whether the failure of defense counsel to conduct a thorough cross-examination of a former client who testified as a prosecution witness requires reversal of a conviction for a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.1 Additionally, defendants contend that the court erred by failing to suppress certain...

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