United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions for being a felon and a drug user in possession of a firearm are affirmed over claims that: 1) consent to search defendant's residence given by a co-tenant was invalid; and 2) a proposed jury instruction was improperly denied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2008
• Decided 08/20/2008
• Published 08/20/2008

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jesse M. Barrett (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, South Bend, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.