United States Seventh Circuit

A conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. section 111(a) and (b), for forcibly resisting and inflicting injury upon a federal officer, does not require proof of intent to injure, and defendant's application of force to the officer amounted to "infliction."

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2002
• Decided 11/13/2002
• Published 11/13/2002

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Eric Wilson (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Terence MacCarthy, Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.