U.S. v. OWENS

No. 12-1918.

697 F.3d 657 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dominick OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Grimes (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Bernard Nash (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Dominick Owens, a City of Chicago zoning inspector, of two counts of federal program bribery, 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), for accepting two $600 bribes in exchange for issuing certificates of occupancy for four newly constructed homes. On appeal, Owens challenges the sufficiency of the evidence regarding whether the issuance of the certificates of occupancy had a value of $5,000 or more as required by § 666(a)(1)(B)....

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