United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in denying defendant a Franks hearing as an officer made a simple scrivener's error in the affidavit and there was sufficient information to establish probable cause with respect to the search of a house; and 2) the court did not abuse its discretion in its handling of a juror's misconduct in discussing the case with another juror.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/09/2008
• Decided 08/13/2009
• Published 08/13/2009

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Hudson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Aaron J. Schechter (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.