United States Seventh Circuit

In convictions for the smuggling of aliens, 1) airline check-in and reservation records were properly admitted as business records under FRE 803(6), and 2) evidence showed that defendant "encouraged or induced" aliens, and acted for "private financial gain."

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/09/2002
• Decided 08/20/2002
• Published 08/20/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ricardo Meza (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Terence MacCarthy, Douglas E. Whitney (argued), Office of Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.