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U.S. v. BAIRD

No. 96-1342.

109 F.3d 856 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John BAIRD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1997.

As Amended April 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth K. Ainslie, (argued), Ainslie & Bronson, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant John Baird.

Michael R. Stiles, United States Attorney, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appeals, and William B. Carr, Jr., (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee United States of America.

Before: BECKER, McKEE, and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is a sentencing appeal. Appellant John Baird is a former Philadelphia police officer who was assigned to the infamous 5 Squad of the 39th district. The 5 Squad was responsible for breaking up drug trafficking operations in an area of Philadelphia in which drug dealing has been epidemic. Instead of working to uphold the law, Baird, and those of his police officer colleagues who were also corrupt, systematically...

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