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U.S. v. SMITH

No. 15-2005.

816 F.3d 479 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derrick SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Donovan , Marsha A. McClellan , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Derrick Smith, Dolton, IL, pro se.

Samuel E. Adam , Attorney, Victor P. Henderson , Attorney, Henderson Adam, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

In March 2011 Derrick Smith was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives to complete an unfinished term. He wanted to be elected in his own right, which meant that he had to campaign in his party's primary, set for March 2012. One of his campaign assistants, known to Smith as "Pete," alerted the FBI that Smith...

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