United States Seventh Circuit
US v. Simpson, 05-2993
Conviction for a single delivery of crack cocaine is vacated and remanded for a new trial where portions of the prosecution's closing argument, and the evidence on which it was based, improperly appealed to defendant's propensity to deal in crack cocaine.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/05/2006
- Decided 03/13/2007
- Published 03/14/2007
Judges
- WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Daniel D. Rubinstein (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Sarah O'Rourke Schrup (argued), Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.