United States Seventh Circuit

18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1) prohibiting possession of a firearm by a felon, is constitutional under the Commerce Clause. The district court's balancing of the credibility of a police officer and defendant in denying a motion to suppress a firearm is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/23/2003
• Decided 04/07/2003
• Published 04/07/2003

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew Getter (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., Standish E. Willis (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.