United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions for conspiracy to defraud the United States, bribery of public officials, fraudulent receipt of temporary Alien Registration Stamps, and making false statements to the INS, are affirmed over claims regarding whether: 1) the district court erred by allowing witnesses to testify as to their opinion of defendant's intent under Federal Rule of Evidence 701; 2) whether the court erred in admitting testimony about a confrontation in 2003; 3) whether the court erred in admitting evidence of certain cigarette sales; and 4) whether the evidence of a conspiracy was sufficient to warrant a Pinkerton instruction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2008
• Decided 05/01/2008
• Published 05/01/2008

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles E. Ex (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Timothy P. O'Connor (argued), Meyer & O'Connor, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.