United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of over 50 grams of crack and related weapons offenses is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support the charge of carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime; 2) there were a number of errors in the jury instructions; and 3) the admission of certain "other bad acts" evidence unfairly prejudiced him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2005
• Decided 09/22/2006
• Published 09/22/2006

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Bass (argued), Office of the United States Attorney Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jonathan E. Hawley, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.