U.S. v. CHAVERS

No. 06-4303.

515 F.3d 722 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reginald D. CHAVERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol L. Kraft (argued), Penelope L. Coblentz, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lewis A. Wasserman (argued), Kies & Wasserman, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Reginald Chavers pleaded guilty to knowingly attempting to bring a loaded semiautomatic pistol on an airplane. Two months later, he moved to withdraw his plea, claiming he did not know the gun was loaded when he gave it to airport officials. The district court disagreed and denied the motion. We affirm.

I. Background

In May 2004 Chavers was arrested at Milwaukee County's General Billy Mitchell International Airport, where he...

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