United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a weapon is affirmed, the district court's grant of a downward departure in his sentence is reversed because defendant failed to show that his actions were in response to a direct threat of injury or immediate harm.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2004
• Decided 07/21/2004
• Published 07/21/2004

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brian R. Havey (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., William H. Theis (argued), Terence F. MacCarthy, Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.