U.S. v. YARRINGTON

No. 10-2740.

640 F.3d 772 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas A. YARRINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason M. Bohm (argued). Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

T. Lee Boyd, Jr. (argued). Attorney, Boyd Law Firm, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Thomas A. Yarrington was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and sentenced to 108 months' imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the district court erred when it credited the government's reasons for using a peremptory challenge to exclude an African American from the jury and abused its discretion when it allowed a government agent to read a portion...

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