United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for making false statements in connection with defendant's resettlement in the U.S. from the Ivory Coast is affirmed where: 1) defendant's objections to venue were waived; 2) defendant's requests for funds to travel to Africa to conduct discovery were properly denied; and 3) the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2008
• Decided 09/02/2008
• Published 09/02/2008

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle N. Weiss (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Dean A. Strang (argued), Hurley, Burish & Stanton, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.