United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claim that the district court abused its discretion in excluding evidence of drug activity in the neighborhood and his efforts to combat it.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2004
• Decided 02/01/2005
• Published 02/01/2005

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Bass (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Carol A. Dison (argued), Beckett & Webber, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.