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U.S. v. WILSON

No. 97-1772.

129 F.3d 949 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marcus Montell WILSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Lang (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael J. Galvin (argued), Galvin & Galvin, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Marcus Wilson, a crack dealer and enforcer for the Gangster Disciples in the Quad Cities, bought an "eighth" of crack cocaine from Steven Pike. (An "eighth" is 1/8 of a kilogram, 125 grams or 4½ ounces.) Wilson did not know at the time that Pike, recently arrested for drug distribution, had flipped and was assisting investigators. Negotiations between Pike and Wilson were recorded on audio tape, the sale on videotape. Wilson pleaded...

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