United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of ammunition by a felon is affirmed where the presence of the ammunition in an antique gun excluded from the statutory definition of "firearm" did not alter the nature of the ammunition for purposes of the statute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2006
• Decided 07/12/2006
• Published 07/12/2006

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gordon P. Giampietro (argued), Nelson W. Phillips, III, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Dean A Strang (argued), Hurley, burish & Milliken, Madison, WI, Brian Fahl, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.