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U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 93-1261.

33 F.3d 876 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roscoe WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Matthew C. Crowl (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Carol A. Brook, Mary M. Rowland (argued), Office of Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and DILLIN, District Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

When Roscoe Williams saw plain-clothed police officers getting out of their unmarked cars, he took off running and threw away the weapon tucked in his waistband. A jury found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Mr. Williams now appeals. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence presented against him and the appropriateness of a "flight" instruction given to the jury. For the...

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