U.S. v. FOSTER

No. 10-3198.

652 F.3d 776 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Napoleon FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrianna D. Kastanek (argued), Daniel E. May, Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ralph J. Schindler, Jr. (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Napoleon Foster was found guilty of orchestrating an armed robbery of a credit union and related firearms charges. He was sentenced to 284 months in prison. On appeal, Foster raises numerous challenges to his convictions and sentence. First, he argues that his jury was not selected in the manner required by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 24. He then argues that inadmissible propensity evidence and several hearsay statements were...

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