United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting defendant's proffered instruction that included a requirement that the firearm be loaded and operable before a momentary handling of the firearm would constitute possession.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2007
• Decided 04/01/2008
• Published 04/01/2008

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick Nagle (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Nathan Diamond-Falk (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.