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U.S. v. BUTLER

No. 94-3656.

71 F.3d 243 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Cheryl Bell (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Micky Forbes (argued), People's Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial Jerry Butler was found guilty of knowingly possessing a firearm having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and of possessing a firearm with an obliterated and removed serial number, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(h) and 5871. He appeals these convictions on several grounds. We affirm.

I.

The facts of Butler's arrest are simple. At 6:20 a.m. on January...

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