U.S. v. HUGHES

Nos. 91-1004, 91-1038 and 91-1233.

970 F.2d 227 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David HUGHES, also known as Jesse Ellebee, Atilano Velasquez, and Martin Leanos, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1992.

As Amended July 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Murray, Asst. U.S. Atty., Ramune R. Kelecius (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S., in No. 91-1223.

Adam Bourgeois, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for defendant-appellant Martin Leanos.

Ramune R. Kelecius (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S. in Nos. 91-1038 and 91-1004.

Joseph R. Lopez, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for defendant-appellant Atilano Velasquez.

Richard S. Kling, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for defendant-appellant David Hughes.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and DILLIN, District Judge.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

This case stems from a lengthy undercover operation conducted by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") into a large heroin, cocaine, and marijuana distribution ring led by Victor Velasquez that operated from about June 1988 until the end of August 1989 out of the second floor apartment above the El Chubasco Bar, located at 831 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago. The investigation included: 1) electronic recording of in-person...

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