U.S. v. WHALEN

No. 90-2031.

940 F.2d 1027 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles WHALEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Bach, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Madison, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.

Mark F. Borns (argued), Borns, Macaulay & Jacobson, Madison, Wis., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Charles Whalen, an inmate in a federal correctional facility, slashed the throat of a fellow inmate on July 3, 1989. On February 22, 1990, a jury convicted Mr. Whalen of assault with intent to commit murder. Mr. Whalen now appeals, raising a host of challenges to his trial and his sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

Inmates Calvin Otts and Mr. Whalen shared...

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