U.S. v. VEGA

Nos. 93-3074, 93-3841, 94-1171 and 94-2780.

72 F.3d 507 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Artemio VEGA, Glenn Early, Erwin Rios, and Adolfo Medina, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, Daniel S. Goodman (argued), United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Allan A. Ackerman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Artemio Vega.

Kevin E. Milner (argued), Chicago, IL, for Glenn H. Early, Erwin Rios.

Ken DeValle (argued), Chicago, IL, for Adolfo Medina.

Before BAUER, COFFEY, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

After a two-week trial, a jury convicted Artemio Vega, Glenn Early, Erwin Rios, and Adolfo Medina of conspiracy to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). All four defendants appealed, raising joint and individual challenges to their convictions. We affirm.

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