U.S. v. BENJAMIN

No. 92-2343.

995 F.2d 756 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce A. BENJAMIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Wszalek (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Madison, WI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ralph A. Kalal (argued), Kalal & Habermehl, Madison, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Benjamin is a convicted felon who was caught driving drunk with guns visible in the back seat of his car. He asks us to overturn his conviction for possessing firearms as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) because authorities garnered the evidence against him from an arrest that violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Because Benjamin's arrest was lawful, we affirm his conviction.

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