United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction of defendant for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting co-conspirator's hearsay statements; 2) district court did not err in admitting evidence seized during a traffic stop of the vehicle in which the defendant was riding based on probable cause; and 3) defendant's sufficiency of evidence challenge is without merit, as evidence presented by the government would enable a rational jury to find defendant guilty of the possession charge on which he seeks a judgment of acquittal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2009
• Published 10/30/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory J. Haanstad, Attorney (argued), Michelle L. Jacobs, Attorney, Office of The United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rodney Cubbie, Attorney, F. Neil Macdonald, Attorney, Stephen S. Neuman (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.