United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions and sentence for distribution of crack cocaine are affirmed where: 1) the erroneous admission of "bad acts" evidence was harmless; 2) other bad acts evidence was admissible in order to determine the defendant's identity and to avoid jury confusion; 3) the judge did not abuse his discretion in barring one of the defendant's lines of questioning against a government witness; and 4) a statutory minimum sentence for distribution of crack does not violate equal protection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/24/2008
• Decided 04/03/2008
• Published 04/03/2008

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Anderson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David R. Karpe (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.