U.S. v. WILLIS

Nos. 93-2880, 93-3320, 93-3324, 93-3325, 93-3326, 93-3350 and 94-1876.

49 F.3d 1271 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deral WILLIS, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vilija Bilaisis, Colleen D. Coughlin, Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Barry Rand Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., United States Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, Hope P. McGowan, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Narcotic & Dangerous Drug Section, Washington, DC (argued), for U.S.

David W. Gleicher, Chicago, IL (argued), for Larry Martin.

Gerald J. Collins, Chicago, IL (argued), for Stanley Wright.

H. Elizabeth Kelley, Oak Forest, IL (argued), for Eula Scott.

Raymond D. Pijon, Chicago, IL, for Harold Williams.

Before WOOD, JR., FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Between 1986 and 1991 Mario Claiborne orchestrated the distribution of many hundred kilograms of cocaine. Prosecutions followed the infiltration of the organization. Five of Claiborne's former henchmen testified for the prosecution at the joint trial of eight conspirators. Claiborne himself agreed to cooperate as part of a plea bargain — but on the stand he reneged, accused the prosecutors of improper conduct, and exculpated the...

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