United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) an out-of-court experiment by the prosecution was inadmissible evidence; 2) the district court gave an improper jury instruction; and 3) the firearm he possessed did not affect interstate commerce.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/04/2007
• Decided 03/12/2007
• Published 03/13/2007

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bradley W. Murphy (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Robert A. Handelsman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.