15-842-cr, 15-3146-cr United States v. Knowles
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
SUMMARY ORDER
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At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 6th day of December, two thousand sixteen.
PRESENT: JOHN M. WALKER, JR., ROBERT D. SACK, DENNY CHIN, Circuit Judges. ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐x
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, 15‐842‐cr v. 15‐3146‐cr
MICHAEL ANDREWS, GLEN BASKET, AKA BIG MUGS, JEROME BROOKS, AKA ROMY, ROBERT BRUCE, AKA ROB LOOSE, STANLEY BRUCE, AKA SB, MARCUS CHAMBERS, AKA CHINO, GERALD CHARLES, AKA TWIN, GERARD CHARLES, AKA TWIN, MICHAEL CLEMONS, AKA CARTIER, QUEJUAN COLLINS, AKA JIGGER, MICHAEL DENNIS, RAYVON DIAZ, AKA CB, JOSEPH DUQUESNE, AKA JOE LITE, JAMES EDMONSON, AKA DEWEY, KYLE ELLISON, CHRISTOPHER GLIVENS, AKA YOUNG GUNNERS, CHRISTOPHER GRANGER, AKA CRISPY, DEXTER GRANGER, AKA COMPTON, KAREEM GRANGER, AKA REEM, RYAN GRANGER, AKA RY‐G, DAQUAN GREENE, AKA DAY DAY, PAUL HARDY, JASON HARRIS, AKA J‐ROCK, TYREE HUGHES, AKA CAPO, WILLIE JACKSON, AKA WOP, MARK JONES, AKA BANGER, RASHAD MCNULTY, AKA ROGER, DONTE MELVIN, AKA PUDGY, ANTHONY NORTHOVER, AKA ZIMBABWE, MARCUS ODOM, AKA MEECH, DOMINICK PALLANO, AKA DOM, SHAWN PATTERSON, AKA SP, DONALD PEGUES, AKA VEGAS, DEXTER PICKETT, AKA DEX DIGS, MARQUISE PICKETT, AKA FRESH GUALLA, BERNARD POTILLO, AKA BERNIE, TRAVIS ROBINSON, AKA 730, MARCUS SHEPPERD, AKA DO DIRT, AKA PESCI, ERIC SMITH, AKA E, SHARIF STEWART, AKA FUBU, JAMES SUMMERS, AKA SMOKE, DEXTER THOMAS, AKA DEX, RONNELL THOMAS, EDWARD WHITNEY, AKA EDRO, ANDREW WILSON, AKA DREW, RAKEEM WILSON, Defendants,
SAMUEL SUTTON, AKA THUG, STEVEN KNOWLES, AKA MANNY FRESH, Defendants‐Appellants.
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FOR APPELLEE: Margaret Garnett, Jessica Ortiz, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York.
FOR DEFENDANT‐APPELLANT Herman Kaufman, Old Greenwich, STEVEN KNOWLES: Connecticut.
FOR DEFENDANT‐APPELLANT Nicholas J. Pinto, New York, New York. SAMUEL SUTTON:
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