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U.S. v. SERNA-BARRETO

No. 87-1441.

842 F.2d 965 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aida SERNA-BARRETO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wilkie, Steven B. Muslin, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Zaldwaynaka L. Scott, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Aida Serna-Barreto was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)) and sentenced to seven years in prison. The only question raised by her appeal is whether the government exceeded its right under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), to stop a suspect briefly for investigative purposes even if probable cause is lacking for an arrest...

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