U.S. v. FERRA

No. 89-1507.

900 F.2d 1057 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jaime L. FERRA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxine A. White, Matthew L. Jacobs, Asst. U.S. Attys., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Julius L. Echeles, Chicago, Ill., Paul E. Sicula, Atinsky, Kahn, Sicula & Teper, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Jaime Ferra was a fence specializing in weapons. He is in prison for selling both guns and cocaine to undercover agents. The district court departed from the Sentencing Guidelines, giving Ferra 120 months' imprisonment instead of the 41-51 months they prescribe. Although Ferra's appellate lawyer raises a dozen issues, only four call for comment: the adequacy of hearings on motion to suppress evidence and exclude co-conspirator hearsay,...

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