U.S. v. BROWN

Nos. 00-2565, 00-3026.

250 F.3d 580 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David BROWN and Bruce Troxel, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa W. Edwards, Jennifer Levin (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S.

John Maksimovich (argued), Highland, IN, for David W. Brown.

Marce Gonzalez, Jr., Thomas Vanes (argued), Merrillville, IN, for Bruce Troxel.

Before BAUER, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

David Brown and Bruce Troxel, Gary, Indiana police officers, were convicted of depriving an individual of his constitutional rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242 and of using a firearm in a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Defendants ask us to reverse their convictions because: (1) the district court improperly admitted other occurrence evidence stemming from an altercation between Brown and...

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