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UNITED STATES v. BURKE

No. 85-1289.

781 F.2d 1234 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis BURKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1985.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Genson, Genson & Steinback, Jeffrey B. Steinback, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Michael T. Mullen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charles B. Sklarsky, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

United States v. Donnelly, 179 F.2d 227, 233 (7th Cir.1950), holds that when a defendant introduces evidence of his good character, the jury should be told that "character evidence may in itself be sufficient to create in the minds of the jury a reasonable doubt at to the guilt of the defendant." Instruction 3.15 of this circuit's pattern jury instructions incorporates the requirement of Donnelly...

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