United States Seventh Circuit

Government proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the substance sold by defendants was crack cocaine where defendants offered nothing to suggest that the gang member conclusions about "cooking" cocaine, and police testimony describing drugs seized, were mistaken.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/17/2001
• Published 01/17/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Bindi (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., John M. Cutrone (argued), Gerardo S. Gutierrez (argued), Kent R. Carlson, Patrick J. Falahee, Jr., Weinberg & Rizzi, T. Lee Boyd, Jr., Chicago, IL, J. Michael McGuinness, Elizabethtown, NJ, for defendants-appellants.