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U.S. v. SPEARS

No. 11-1683.

729 F.3d 753 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher L. SPEARS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Kathleen Cremeans , David E. Hollar , Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ashwin Cattamanchi , Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc. Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY, POSNER, FLAUM, KANNE, ROVNER, WOOD, WILLIAMS, SYKES, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Christopher Spears made a counterfeit handgun permit for Tirsah Payne, who was awaiting trial on a drug charge and could not obtain a legitimate permit. Payne used the fake credential — which contained her own name and birthdate — when trying to buy a gun. The dealer was not deceived and did not sell Payne the weapon she wanted. An investigation led to Spears's arrest and the discovery that he had sold other fake credentials...

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