U.S. v. PAZOS

Nos. 92-1274, 92-1276.

993 F.2d 136 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Julio P. PAZOS and Amparo Carrion, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett E. Kaplan (argued), Crim. Div., Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

John A. Meyer, Chicago, IL (argued), for Amparo Carrion.

Jerry B. Kurz (argued), Kathryn Hall, Hall & Kurz, Chicago, IL for Julio R. Pazos.

Before POSNER, FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to decide whether the government can sustain a drug conspiracy conviction solely on evidence that the defendant engaged in counter-surveillance during a drug transaction. Finding that such evidence alone can be sufficient, and finding the defendants' other challenges meritless, we affirm their convictions.

I.

The following facts were adduced at trial. On April 26, 1991, Special Agent Sergio Luna, working...

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