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U.S. v. GANT

Nos. 96-2488, 96-2489.

119 F.3d 536 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael GANT and Jimmy Gant, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lee Garrison (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael B. Metnick, Thomas W. Patton, Diane N. Cherry (argued), Metnick, Wise, Cherry & Frazier, Springfield, IL, for Michael Gant.

Stanley N. Wasser (argued), Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, IL, for Jimmy Gant.

Before BAUER, HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This is a case about two brothers, Michael and Jimmy Gant, who knew things they should not have known and who tried to mislead a grand jury when they were asked about them. As a result of that grand jury testimony, they were both charged with perjuring themselves in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623, which prohibits making a false statement to a grand jury. After a jury trial, both men were convicted. On appeal, they both argue that...

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