UNITED STATES v. NICHOLS

No. 22-1254, No. 22-1441, No. 22-1477, No. 22-1524, No. 22-2055.

76 F.4th 1046 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Austin NICHOLS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio Herrera, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacob Trujillo, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario Anthony Herrera, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Miguel Pena, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 9, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented appellant Austin Nichols, was Gina Messamer , of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who represented appellant Antonio Herrera, was Elizabeth Ann Araguas , of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Counsel who represented appellant Jacob Trujillo, was John D. Jacobsen , of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Counsel who represented appellant Mario Herrera, was Raphael M. Scheetz , of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Counsel who represented appellant Jose Pena, was Rockne Ole Cole , of Ossian, IA.

Counsel who represented the appellee was William Reiser Ripley , AUSA, of Davenport, IA.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


These consolidated appeals arise from a multi-defendant criminal case involving the Lowriders street gang in Davenport, Iowa. All five appellants pleaded guilty to a charge of racketeering conspiracy and other charges related to their activities with the Lowriders. The district court sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment...

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