United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where defendant did not show that, but for the district court's omissions during the plea colloquy, there was a reasonable probability that he would not have pled guilty. Sentence is vacated and remanded, however, where the district court plainly erred by announcing its intended sentence before allocution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2008
• Decided 04/04/2008
• Published 04/04/2008

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Donald J. Schmid (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., H. Jay Stevens (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., South Bend, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.