United States Seventh Circuit

Defendants' convictions for participating in a drug conspiracy are affirmed over their claim that the district court thwarted their right to cross-examine the government's witnesses and, as a result, denied them a fair trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/01/2004
• Decided 06/03/2005
• Published 06/03/2005

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terra Brown (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for U.S., Plaintiff-Appellee., Gerald J. Collins, Chicago, IL, for Keith McGee, Defendant-Appellant., Dean A. Strang, Thomas G. Wilmouth, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Thomas King, Defendant-Appellant., Paul M. Brayman, Chicago, IL, for John Ector, Defendant-Appellant., Richard H. Parsons, Johanna M. Christiansen, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Larone Brim, Defendant-Appellant., Kent R. Carlson, Paul M. Brayman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Flozell McGee, Defendant-Appellant., Michael B. Nash (argued), Chicago, IL, for Tony Banks, Defendant-Appellant., Francis C. Lipuma, Chicago, IL, for Harold McKinzie, Defendant-Appellant., Ellen R. Domph, Chicago, IL, for Rabboni Smith, Defendant-Appellant.