U.S. v. SPILLER

No. 00-3043.

261 F.3d 683 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest SPILLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Clark (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Vanessa C. Antoniou (argued), Antoniou, Goffstein & Antoniou, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Ernest Spiller was indicted and found guilty on five counts relating to his sale of crack cocaine and possession of firearms. Spiller appeals his conviction and sentence, claiming that the district court committed several errors. We reject his claims and affirm.

I. Background

On July 1, 1999, at two different times, a confidential informant purchased 3.3 grams and 1.9 grams of crack cocaine from Ernest Spiller at his residence...

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