U.S. v. WRIGHT

Nos. 99-1684, 99-3642 and 99-3767.

218 F.3d 812 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Stanley WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant and Deniese Watts, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Miller (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jerry B. Kurz (argued), Hall & Kurz, Chicago, IL, for Stanley Wright in No. 99-1684.

James M. Childs, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for Deniese Watts in Nos. 99-3642 and 99-3767.

Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Of sixteen defendants indicted for smuggling and distributing heroin, twelve pleaded guilty and four were tried and convicted. Two of these four (Stanley Wright and Deniese Watts) have appealed, and the United States has taken a cross-appeal concerning Watts's sentence. Defendants' arguments do not require extended discussion. For example, Wright contends that the evidence against him is insufficient because the prosecution's witnesses...

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