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U.S. v. CORNETT

No. 00-2083.

232 F.3d 570 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Warren E. CORNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna R. Eide (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiff-appellee.

James C. McKinley (argued), Kempf & McKinley, Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Warren Cornett appeals his conviction for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, arguing that the prosecutor made several comments during her closing argument that deprived him of a fair trial. Specifically, Cornett contends that the prosecutor (1) misstated the burden of proof when she said that, in order to acquit Cornett, the jury must find that certain witnesses lied, and (2) vouched for the credibility of government witnesses...

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