United States v. Jones, No. 17-3449 (7th Cir. 2020)
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The Hobos street gang operated in Chicago, 2004-2013. Ten gang members were charged and convicted for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, 18 U.S.C. 1961-1968, among other crimes. The underlying crimes included drug trafficking, murder, attempted murder, and robbery. Three gang members pleaded guilty.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences, remanding only the sentence imposed on the gang’s leader, Chester. The court rejected challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence, to evidentiary rulings concerning recorded conversations and tool mark analysis of firearms, to in-court identifications, and to sentencing contentions;
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