U.S. v. BASS

No. 02-2442.

325 F.3d 847 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell D. BASS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Getter (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Standish E. Willis (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Russell Bass ("Bass"), a felon, challenges his conviction and sentence after pleading guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), prohibiting felons from knowingly possessing a firearm. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on January 18, 2001, Bass was stopped by police officers in Joliet, Illinois for failing to signal a traffic turn. After determining...

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