U.S. v. COMMON

No. 14-3480.

818 F.3d 323 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adolph COMMON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Hiller , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Candace R. Jackson , Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and PETERSON, District Judge.


In 2014, Adolph Common was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The arresting officers claim that they saw a gun fall out of Common's pants and that Common confessed to possessing the gun. Common denies having the gun and making the confession. He alleges that...

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