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U.S. v. HARRINGTON

No. 88-2609.

919 F.2d 449 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James HARRINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Kent, Jr., David J. Stetler, Asst. U.S. Attys., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

William J. Stevens, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

James Harrington, convicted of diverting federal money intended to provide housing subsidies, contends that he was entitled to an instruction telling the jury that character evidence "standing alone" could supply a reasonable doubt about his guilt. United States v. Burke, 781 F.2d 1234 (7th Cir.1985), holds that such an instruction is unnecessary. See also United States v. Marquardt, 786 F...

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