United States Seventh Circuit

Prior violent felony convictions need not have been presented to the grand jury for an increased sentence under 18 U.S.C. section 924(e)(1), as a felon in possession of a firearm.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2002
• Published 11/14/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Wilson (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Lawrence J. Fleming (argued), Office of the Fed. Pub. Def., East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.