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U.S. v. SURA

No. 05-1478.

511 F.3d 654 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James SURA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2007.

Opinion Published January 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Ingraham (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas J. Beevers (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons, Kent V. Anderson, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

James Sura owned a World War II Beretta, which he kept in his home. As far as this record reveals, Sura never attempted to use the gun, nor did he own ammunition for it. Sura was, however, a convicted felon, and so when the Beretta was found in his home in 2003, he wound up in hot water, charged with being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In early 2004, Sura agreed to plead guilty; his plea included...

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