U.S. v. BAFIA

Nos. 89-2167, 89-2168, 89-2322, 89-2414 and 89-2561.

949 F.2d 1465 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian BAFIA, Michael Kerridan, John Cappas and Philip LaPorta, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1991.

Rehearing Denied December 27, 1991.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1992.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bindi, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Mark S. Prosperi, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

Jeffrey B. Steinback, Marc W. Martin (argued), Genson, Steinback & Gillespie, Chicago, Ill., for Philip LaPorta.

Jeffrey N. Cole, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for John Cappas.

Jerry B. Kurz (argued), Kathryn Hall, Hall & Kurz, Chicago, Ill., for Michael Kerridan.

Charles K. Piet and Alan S. Nagel, Grodner & Nagel, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for Brian Bafia.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied December 27, 1991 in No. 89-2167.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1992 in No. 89-2561.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1992 in Nos. 89-2322, 89-2414.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

On December 1, 1988, a federal grand jury returned a 49-count superseding indictment charging defendants-appellants John Cappas, Brian Bafia, Michael Kerridan, Philip LaPorta, and eighteen others with participating in a cocaine distribution network that operated primarily...

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