United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the judge's enhancement for using the firearm during a felony was appropriate since firing a high-powered weapon in a city center was a reckless act that created a substantial risk of bodily injury within the meaning of the Indiana criminal code.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2006
• Decided 01/30/2007
• Published 01/30/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Winfield D. Ong (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Juval O. Scott (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.