U.S. v. ALCANTAR

No. 94-2867.

83 F.3d 185 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan ALCANTAR, also known as Canelo, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Patrick Layng (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Samuel J. Cahnman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Juan Alcantar was convicted by a jury of conspiring to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846, and of attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court sentenced Alcantar to a prison term of 188 months. In this appeal, Alcantar argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his conspiracy conviction because the...

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