United States Seventh Circuit

A witness who testifies that he is a "gang specialist" does not improperly influence a jury where he does not characterize defendant as a gang member, or the crime as gang-related, and a passing reference to defendant's prior arrest record does not produce a significant likelihood that an innocent defendant was convicted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2001
• Published 03/15/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frederick F. Cohn (argued), Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William L. Browers, Kendall Mills (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.