United States Seventh Circuit
US v. MAYES, 03-1245, -1246, -1266, -1283, -1586
Evidence of an anonymous threat made to a witness before testimony in a narcotics conspiracy trial should have been excluded under FRE 403, but was harmless error. Upward sentence adjustments for alleged leaders of the conspiracy were not fact supported and inappropriate.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/12/2004
- Decided 06/08/2004
- Published 06/08/2004
Judges
- TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before DIANE P. WOOD, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Richard G. Frohling (argued), Michelle L. Jacobs, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Robert R. Henak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, Tim Biasello, Chicago, IL, Robert K. O'Reilly, Ademi & O'Reilly, Cudahy, WI, Eric M. Schwing, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Jonathan E. Hawley, Kent V. Anderson (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.