UNITED STATES v. SHAFFERS

No. 21-1134.

22 F.4th 655 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramone SHAFFERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Alexandra Kyle Benton , Attorney, Kyle Hosmer , Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Denver, CO, Brian James Paul , Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Jeffrey P. Justman , Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Hamilton, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Ramone Shaffers was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a gun was recovered from his car during an encounter with Chicago police. At his first trial, the jury deadlocked and the district court declared a mistrial. Shaffers was then tried again, with an obstruction of justice count added based...

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