United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possessing a gun while being an illegal-drug user is affirmed where: 1) defendant's confession was admissible independent of the rule requiring corroborating evidence to show that it was trustworthy; and 2) the government presented sufficient evidence in addition to the confession to support the jury's conviction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/10/2008
• Decided 07/24/2008
• Published 07/24/2008

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William T. Grimmer (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Abner J. Mikva (argued), Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.