U.S. v. LONG

Nos. 09-3493, 09-3636.

639 F.3d 293 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert B. LONG and Jason P. Edwards, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2011.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe H. Vaughn (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee in Nos. 3493, 3636.

William Mitchell, III , Attorney, Mitchell Lawyers & Associates, PLLC, Southfield, MI, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 09-3493.

Kevin McShane (argued), Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 09-3636.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Robert Long and Jason Edwards were corrupt narcotics detectives who, over the course of several months, capitalized on their police authority to steal marijuana and drug money from Indianapolis-area criminals. Unbeknownst to the two, some of their thefts were coordinated stings by law enforcement. Based on wiretap recordings and evidence from the stings, Long and Edwards were arrested and convicted of possession of marijuana, attempted possession...

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