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U.S. v. TORRES

Nos. 98-1272, 98-1389, 98-1401, 98-3357.

191 F.3d 799 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel TORRES, Jose de la Paz Sanchez, Salome Varela and Jesus Ruiz, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1999.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Ryan Stoll (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven Shobat (argued), Joseph R. Lopez, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Torres.

Richard S. Kling, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant de la Paz Sanchez.

Steven Shobat (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Varela.

Keith Spielfogel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Ruiz.

Before FLAUM, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 18, 1999.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from four kidnapings, one of which resulted in the death of a seventeen-year-old boy who had been abducted, shot and left unattended. All four victims were kidnapped because the kidnappers believed them to owe, or to be related to someone who owed, debts connected with cocaine trafficking.

A jury convicted the defendants, Miguel Torres, Salome Varela, Jesus...

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