United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon are affirmed where: 1) a government witness' testimony about defendant's criminal record constituted plain, but harmless, error; 2) defendant suffered no prejudice as a result of his counsel's actions; and 3) a two-level sentence enhancement did not constitute clear error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2006
• Published 07/11/2006

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Veatch (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Susan M. Pavlow (argued), Weinberg & Rizzi, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.