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U.S. v. FRANKLIN

Nos. 98-3014, 98-3015.

197 F.3d 266 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie L. FRANKLIN and J.L. Houston, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria J. Peters, Matthew M. Schneider (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Howard B. Levy (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Franklin.

James D. Tunick (argued), Hill & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Houston.

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

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on August 7, 1997, J.L. Houston and Eddie Franklin were convicted by jury trial of participating in racketeering and narcotics conspiracies. Judge James B. Zagel presided over the consolidated cases. The convictions of Franklin and Houston arose from their involvement in the El Rukns street gang. Their primary claim on appeal is that Judge Zagel made comments about the...

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