United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for drug conspiracy is affirmed over defendant's arguments that the district court erred by allowing the government to introduce hearsay to bolster its cooperating witnesses' testimony, and that the evidence presented failed to prove that defendant conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2007
• Decided 02/12/2008
• Published 02/12/2008

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph H. Hartzler (argued), David E. Risley, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Ralph E. Meczyk (argued), Meczyk & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.