U.S. v. BECK

Nos. 09-2337, 09-2438.

625 F.3d 410 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Prince P. BECK and Corey J. Thomas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Altman , Attorney (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Reed Cornia , Attorney (argued), Cornia Law, LLC, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Prince P. Beck in No. 09-2337.

Robert T. Ruth , Attorney (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Corey J. Thomas in No. 09-2438.

Before MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and DARRAH, District Judge.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Prince P. Beck and Corey J. Thomas were convicted of several crimes involving a bank robbery in Madison, Wisconsin. During the trial, their attorneys sought to cross-examine a key witness about his potential bias. The judge, however, blocked this line of questioning. On appeal, the defendants primarily challenge this ruling. Although the limits placed on the cross-examination violated their Sixth Amendment rights, the error was harmless beyond...

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