U.S. v. LOMELI

No. 95-2056.

76 F.3d 146 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan H. LOMELI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Kevin E. Milner (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Juan Lomeli appeals his conviction for conspiring to sell cocaine and other related charges on the grounds that the district court failed to grant his motion to suppress evidence improperly obtained during an inventory search of his automobile and, second, that the district court improperly denied a mistrial when a government witness mentioned Lomeli's prior drug conviction and referred to him as an aggravated felon.

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