U.S. v. SARRAJ

No. 10-3609.

665 F.3d 916 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Khalil SARRAJ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yusef A. Dale (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard H. McLeese (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Khalil Sarraj sought to buy guns in Illinois, allegedly for personal protection, after he was assaulted during a dispute with criminal associates. Unluckily for Sarraj, the person he asked for help acquiring guns was a confidential informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. After determining that Sarraj was a convicted felon, federal agents sold him two handguns, both manufactured outside the state of...

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