United States Seventh Circuit

A plea allocution that does not seek to blame others instead of the speaker is a statement against penal interest and therefore admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 804(b)(3).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/12/2001
• Decided 09/04/2001
• Published 09/04/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Levine (argued), Stephen Andersson, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for United States of America., James R. Streicker, Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Raymond J. Smith (argued), Chicago, IL, for Anthony T. Centracchio., Joseph A. Lamendella, Lamendella & Daniel, Joseph R. Lopez, Marvin Bloom, Chicago, IL, for Thomas Tucker, Robert S. Urbinati and Robert D. Natale.