United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for illegal reentry following deportation is affirmed where: 1) an alien's warrant of deportation and certificate of nonexistence of record are nontestimonial business records not subject to the requirements of the Confrontation Clause, and may be used at trial by the government to prove its case; and 2) there was no error in the denial of defendant's motion for new counsel on the morning of trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2008
• Published 08/22/2008

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa A, Wesley (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Christopher Keleher (argued), Westmont, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.