United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where: 1) the court has jurisdiction over defendant's appeal since Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(e) allowed the defendant's notice of appeal to be filed despite the violation of a local rule; and 2) defendant did not present enough evidence of duress to render a within-guidelines sentence unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2007
• Decided 02/11/2008
• Published 02/11/2008

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Johnathan H. Koenig, (argued), Michelle L. Jacobs, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., John W. Campion, (argued), Racine, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.