U.S. v. HENDERSON

No. 13-1736.

736 F.3d 1128 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrianna D. Kastanek , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Attorney, Imani Chiphe , Attorney, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Michael Henderson was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon. The only contested issue at trial was whether he possessed the gun; that the gun had been in interstate commerce and Henderson's status as a felon were undisputed. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). This appeal also presents a single issue: whether the district court abused its discretion in excluding an out-of-court statement of an unavailable declarant regarding the gun...

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