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U.S. v. JACKSON

No. 05-4309.

479 F.3d 485 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny J. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley W. Murphy (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert A. Handelsman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we consider the admissibility of evidence of an out-of-court experiment conducted in order to rebut a criminally accused's version of events. Johnny Jackson was tried and convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. One of the key components of his defense was that at the time he was alleged to have committed a shooting and to have possessed a gun, he was actually picking up his girlfriend from work. To rebut the alibi...

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