United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions of three defendants for bank fraud involving generation of false mortgage loan documents are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the exclusion of hearsay evidence that a prosecution witness recanted prior statements and lied to the government; 2) sufficiency of the evidence used to convict; and 3) comments by the prosecutor in closing arguments suggesting the jury draw an adverse inference from defendants' decisions not to testify.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/17/2008
• Decided 08/29/2008
• Published 08/29/2008

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher P. Hotaling (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Kelly A. Welsh, Federal Defender Services, Madison, WI, Heather L. Winslow (argued), Chicago, IL, for Eddie Jackson, Defendant-Appellant., Heather L. Winslow (argued), Chicago, IL, for Ieanis Shaw, Defendant-Appellant., Heather L. Winslow (argued), Chicago, IL, John L. Sullivan, Wilmette, IL, for Pamela Young, Defendant-Appellant.