United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions involving marriage fraud are affirmed where: 1) a communication was admissible under joint crime exception to marital communications privilege; 2) there was no reversible error in denial of marital testimonial privilege; 3) there was no selective prosecution; and 4) defendant was not entitled to entry of his jury instructions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/30/2006
• Decided 05/03/2006
• Published 05/03/2006

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John K. Mehochko (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Raphael M. Scheetz (argued), Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant-Appellant.