U.S. v. BOWLING

No. 13-3895.

770 F.3d 1168 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James BOWLING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Rinka , Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert L. Sirianni, Jr. , Brownstone, P.A., Winter Park, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

James Bowling was convicted of two counts of making false statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6). Bowling argues that he deserves a new trial because the trial court made three errors: it prevented him from asserting a mistake-of-fact defense; it refused to require the government to enter into a stipulation; and, it failed to submit the issue of materiality to the jury. We hold that the trial...

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