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U.S. v. CAPPAS

No. 93-3019.

29 F.3d 1187 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John CAPPAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mark Prosperi, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey N. Cole (argued), Andrew T. Staes, Cole & Staes, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before ENGEL, BAUER and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

John Cappas ran a cocaine ring that operated primarily in Chicago's southwest suburbs. He and several of his associates were charged in a 49-count indictment. Nineteen defendants pled guilty, though Cappas and a few others went to trial. Cappas was convicted on 24 of the 27 counts with which he was charged, including one count of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, one count of running a continuing...

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