United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's claim of a Fifth Amendment violation will not be considered on the merits where he exercised his constitutional right to refrain from introducing certain evidence at trial, and cannot now attack a potential introduction of evidence by the government in response to his potential testimony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2002
• Decided 10/03/2002
• Published 10/03/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  POSNER, RIPPLE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Sean M. Berkowitz (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Mary Higgins Judge (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.