United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possessing 17 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) the court properly admitted identification testimony by two police officers; 2) oversight in sending an exhibit to the jury room was not prejudicial; 3) defendant waived any claim of error in the language of the indictment; 4) evidence of previous drug transactions responded to defendant's mistaken identity defense; and 5) the sentence was not unreasonably high.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2006
• Decided 12/20/2006
• Published 12/20/2006

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brian R. Havey (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Stanley L. Hill (argued), Hill & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.