U.S. v. HARRIS

No. 89-1984.

914 F.2d 927 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rickey Lee HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1990.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxine A. White, Asst. U.S. Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Brian W. McGrath, Foley & Lardner, Dennis P. Coffey, Coffey, Coffey & Geraghty, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

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


BAUER, Chief Judge.

This appeal from a conviction for armed bank robbery presents us with the interesting issue of whether an attorney's out-of-court statements may be offered against a defendant as the statements of an agent on behalf of his principal under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(D). Although there are significant policy concerns which must be considered before the admission of such statements, we believe these concerns are not seriously implicated under...

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