United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where an authorized third party's voluntarily consent to the search of defendant's house that uncovered the firearm was proper, and defendant waived his argument that the weapon did not meet the definition of a "firearm" under the statute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2006
• Decided 12/01/2006
• Published 12/01/2006

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Maciejczyk (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Harold J. Krent (argued), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.