United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of charges for money laundering because of vindictive prosecution is reversed where the trial court committed legal error in adopting a presumption of vindictive prosecution based on events before trial, and where defendant offered no clear and objective evidence of vindictiveness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/21/2006
• Decided 05/09/2006
• Published 05/09/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David E. Hollar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Jerry Jarrett (argued), Gary, IN, pro se.