U.S. v. RUIZ

No. 00-1850.

249 F.3d 643 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Refugio RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid J. Schar (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel E. Radakovich (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Refugio Ruiz was arrested after police officer Glen Lewellen observed him carrying a bag filled with 10 kilograms of cocaine to a waiting car. A jury convicted him of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. Ruiz contends that the district court erred when it permitted Lewellen's partner to recount Lewellen's contemporaneous descriptions, via a walkie-talkie, of Ruiz and the actions he saw Ruiz take on the night of his arrest. Ruiz...

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