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U.S. v. SPEARS

Nos. 89-3154, 90-1009 and 89-3303.

965 F.2d 262 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles J. SPEARS, also known as "Blackie," and Donald Meeks, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kim CURRAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1992.

As Amended June 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Tate Chambers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Peoria, Ill. (argued), for U.S. in Nos. 90-1009 and 89-3154.

K. Tate Chambers, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Peoria, Ill., J. William Roberts, U.S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for U.S. in No. 89-3303.

Clifton J. Mitchell (argued), Jackson, Mitchell & Collier, Peoria, Ill., for Donald Meeks.

Suzanne Philbrick, Chesterton, Ind. (argued), for Charles J. Spears.

Richard H. Parsons, Peoria, Ill. (argued), for Kim Curran.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and MORAN, Chief District Judge.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, defendants Spears and Meeks appeal from their convictions and sentences, and the government appeals the sentence imposed on defendant Curran. We affirm as to Spears and Meeks; we reverse and remand as to Curran.

I. Facts

In April 1988, Operation Iron Eagle, a code name for a drug task force investigation, focused on Charles "Blackie" Spears. Jeff Casey, an informant, told Illinois State Police ("ISP...

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