United States Seventh Circuit

The presumption under Fed. R. Crim. P. 8(b) that participants in a conspiracy or other criminal schemes should be tried together is to economize on judicial and prosecutorial resources and give the jury a fuller picture of the defendant's alleged scheme.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/31/2000
• Decided 02/01/2001
• Published 02/01/2001

Judges

• HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew B. Baker,Office of the U.S. Attorney, Dyer, IN, Kenneth N. Hays (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, South Bend, IN, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America., Dianne Tillman-Reed (argued), Hains & Associates, South Bend, IN, for defendant-appellant Jarrode E. Phillips., Robert D. Truitt (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., South Bend, IN, for defendant-appellant Frank E. Stork., Donald W. Pagos (argued), Sweeney, Dabagia, Donoghue, Thorne, Janes & Pagos, Michigan City, IN, for defendant-appellant Lamar Taylor., David P. Jones (argued), Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LaPorte, IN, for defendant-appellant John S. Wafford.