U.S. v. WALLACE

No. 13-2160.

753 F.3d 671 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick B. WALLACE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Bass , Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, Linda L. Mullen , Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sarah O'Rourke Schrup , Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and LAWRENCE, District Judge.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of at least 280 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, and was sentenced to 288 months in prison. His appeal challenges the conviction.

The defendant was a drug dealer. There was bad blood between him and his nephew Andrew Wallace, and Andrew, already a paid DEA informant, informed on the defendant to the agency. Agents fastened a tiny audio/video recorder on Andrew's shirt...

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