United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the district court improperly admitted evidence of his earlier drug and gun activities because the government provided insufficient notice prior to trial; and 2) a police officer impermissibly testified as to defendant's motives and supplied legal conclusions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/31/2007
• Decided 09/17/2007
• Published 09/17/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew R. Simonson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Paul H. Tzur (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.