U.S. v. TORRES-RAMIREZ

Nos. 99-1791, 99-2316 and 99-2373.

213 F.3d 978 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel TORRES-RAMIREZ, John Douglas Byers, and Rickey W. Franklin, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Earl Dowd, Barry D. Glickman (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James H. Barnes (argued), Encino, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Torres-Ramirez.

Sarah M. Padgitt (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Byers.

A.J. Manion (argued), Sheffer-Hutchinson-Kinney, Evansville, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Franklin.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Derrick Hardin managed a long-running cocaine distribution operation in Evansville, Indiana. Dissatisfied with the price his principal suppliers wanted for wholesale quantities, Hardin turned to his friend George Tyson, then living in California. Tyson came up with some cocaine and introduced Hardin to Enrique Rivera, who became Hardin's new principal source. When Rivera raised his price in June 1996, Hardin cut back his purchase from five...

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