U.S. v. WESCOTT

No. 08-1211.

576 F.3d 347 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David L. WESCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Chmelar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Scott Kamin, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted David L. Wescott of two counts of unlawful possession of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). Wescott complains that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, that the court erred in admitting certain evidence, that prosecutorial misconduct prevented him from receiving a fair trial, and that the statute under which he was convicted is unconstitutional. We affirm.

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