United States Seventh Circuit

Recordings of incriminating phone conversations were properly admitted as non-hearsay admissions of a party opponent, thus no confrontation clause problem exists. Incorrect admission of portions of a recorded narrative, as a present sense impression, was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2002
• Decided 08/20/2002
• Published 08/20/2002

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before:  BAUER, POSNER, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Bass (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Urbana Div., Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. Parsons, Johanna M. Christiansen (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.