UNITED STATES v. CRUZ

Nos. 78-1257, 78-2178.

603 F.2d 673 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Herminio CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan A. Ackerman, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U.S. Atty., Victoria J. Meyers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 2, 1979.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Herminio Cruz was charged in a single-count indictment with possession with intent to distribute approximately nine pounds of a mixture containing heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, § 841(a)(1). The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Cruz was fined $25,000 and sentenced to fifteen years in the custody of the Attorney General of the United States.

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