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U.S. v. DORTCH

Nos. 92-1418, 92-1452 and 92-1453.

5 F.3d 1056 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lester DORTCH, a/k/a "Lightning," Wilhelm Suess, a/k/a "Wild Bill," and Floyd Dortch, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph M. Friederich, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Curtis L. Blood, Collinsville, IL (argued), for Lester Dortch.

William E. Taylor (argued), Taylor & Associates, St. Louis, MO, for Wilhelm Suess.

Terence Niehoff, St. Louis, MO (argued), for Floyd Dortch.

Before FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, three defendants raise separate challenges to their convictions for drug conspiracy. We find all of the defendants' arguments meritless and affirm each of their convictions.

I. Facts

On June 20, 1991, a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois, indicted Lester Dortch, Charles "Boyce" Vaughn ("Chuck Vaughn"), Floyd Dortch, Don Davis, Mike Billingsley, Wilhelm Suess, Troy Papproth, David Peters, and...

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