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U.S. v. DISANTIS

No. 07-3692.

565 F.3d 354 (2009)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik Hogstrom (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alexander M. Salerno (argued), North Riverside, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and SYKES and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted police officer James DiSantis of depriving a suspect's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. On appeal, DiSantis raises several challenges to the jury instructions given at his trial. Finding no reversible error in the instructions, we affirm the conviction.

I. Background

On September 3, 2003, DiSantis, an officer of the Cicero, Illinois Police Department, passed...

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