U.S. v. PHILLIPS

Nos. 99-3052, 99-3677, 99-3937 & 00-1045.

239 F.3d 829 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jarrode E. PHILLIPS, also known as Jake, also known as Trife, also known as Trifling; Frank E. Stork; Lamar Taylor, also known as Bullet; and John S. Wafford, also known as J. Henderson, also known as Vietnam, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 2001.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Baker, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Dyer, IN, Kenneth N. Hays (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, South Bend, IN, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

Dianne Tillman-Reed (argued), Hains & Associates, South Bend, IN, for defendant-appellant Jarrode E. Phillips.

Robert D. Truitt (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., South Bend, IN, for defendant-appellant Frank E. Stork.

Donald W. Pagos (argued), Sweeney, Dabagia, Donoghue, Thorne, Janes & Pagos, Michigan City, IN, for defendant-appellant Lamar Taylor.

David P. Jones (argued), Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LaPorte, IN, for defendant-appellant John S. Wafford.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 28, 2001.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

Following jury trials, defendants-appellants were convicted on numerous counts relating to their involvement with the Dawg Life street gang in South Bend, Indiana, and now appeal.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 19, 1999, after a three-week trial, a jury found three of the defendants guilty as follows: Phillips of maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing...

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