U.S. v. COLEMAN

No. 89-3637.

930 F.2d 560 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Phillip COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen D. Coughlin, Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Attys., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

John M. Cutrone, Chicago, Ill., Phillip Coleman, Maywood, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Phillip Coleman, an employee at the Glen Ellyn, Illinois post office, was convicted by a jury of assaulting two postal inspectors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111, and sentenced to a five-month term of imprisonment. On appeal Coleman challenges two of the district court's evidentiary rulings. Because Coleman failed to establish an abuse of discretion, we affirm.

On March 31, 1988, Clyde Headley, a postal supervisor, called Coleman...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases