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U.S. v. HARPER

No. 10-3010.

662 F.3d 958 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adrian D. HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly B. Watzka (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Christopher D. Donovan (argued), Attorney, Pruhs Law Office, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Adrian Harper was charged and convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). During his closing argument, Harper's lawyer told the jury that "trials are about the truth." In its rebuttal, the government picked up on that theme and also asked the jury to "look for the truth." Harper now asserts that it was a mistake to tell the jury that it had to ferret out the truth, because...

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