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U.S. v. MATTHEWS

No. 06-3918.

520 F.3d 806 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Iron MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Nagle (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nathan Diamond-Falk (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Iron Matthews was convicted on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). On appeal, Mr. Matthews challenges his conviction on the ground that the district court committed instructional error. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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