U.S. v. SCHAAFSMA

No. 02-1002.

318 F.3d 718 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Berend SCHAAFSMA, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Haling (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas J. Royce (Argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Berend Schaafsma, Jr. won a battle but, more importantly, lost a war when a jury found him guilty of involvement in an MDMA (thankfully shortened from its full name: methylenedioxymethamphetamine) sale which was interrupted by police outside a Hooters restaurant in Orland Park, south of Chicago. The battle he won — an order from the district judge granting his motion to suppress evidence obtained after

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