U.S. v. WASHINGTON

Nos. 07-4067, 07-4085.

558 F.3d 716 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Neashon WASHINGTON and Adrein Bennett, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Hartzler (submitted), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William C. Loeffel (submitted), Williams & Williams, East Peoria, IL, Susan Kister (submitted), St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Neashon Washington and Adrein Bennett were two members of a drug distribution gang that called itself the "Bigelow boys." The Boys operated in the general area of Peoria, Illinois, using a house at 1811 Bigelow Street. The police began focusing on Washington and Bennett in mid-2005, with the help of a confidential informant. Undercover work and controlled sales followed. Eventually, Washington, Bennett, and three other men were charged with conspiracy...

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