United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence on drug and weapons charges are affirmed over defendant's challenges to: 1) the voluntariness of his Miranda waiver; 2) the admission of a police officer's expert and lay testimony; 3) the district court's denial of certain jury instructions; and 4) his status as an Armed Career Criminal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2007
• Decided 01/09/2008
• Published 01/09/2008

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James E. Crowe, III, Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Phillip J. Kavanaugh, Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.