United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon are affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) his double jeopardy rights were violated when the district court granted a mistrial and proceeded with a second trial; 2) the court erred when it refused to allow him time to investigate a police officer's perjury; 3) the court erred when it barred a police officer from testifying at trial; 4) the government failed to disclose potentially exculpatory material; 5) these errors cumulatively add up to a constitutionally deficient proceeding; and 6) the court gave inadequate weight to significant mitigating factors during sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2007
• Decided 03/27/2008
• Published 03/27/2008

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Dean R. Lanter (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Nancy M. Riley (argued), Dewey & Leboeuf, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.