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UNITED STATES v. SILVA

Nos. 84-3181, 84-3182.

781 F.2d 106 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benito SILVA and Carl K. Barker, a/k/a Bill Barker, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Mogul, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Steven A. Miller, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The defendants Benito Silva and Carl (a/k/a Bill) Barker, were convicted of six counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Silva and Barker appeal that conviction because of an alleged insufficiency of evidence and an alleged abrogation of their right of confrontation. We affirm.

I.

In May 1984, an indictment was returned by a grand jury charging appellants Silva and Barker, as well as Paul Baker, with violations...

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