Seventh Circuit Criminal Case of the Week: Stay Tuned

Due to difficulties with the Seventh Circuit’s website, the regular “Seventh Circuit Criminal Case of the Week” feature is delayed.  A list of cases from last week appears after the jump. 

United States v. Daniel (No. 08-2672) (Wood, J.) (conviction affirmed over Brady objection; material not disclosed to defendant before trial was not material).

United States v. Evans (No. 08-2424) (per curiam) (defendant’s prior conviction for aggravated battery does not count as “crime of violence” for sentence enhancement).

United States v. Smith (No. 08-1369) (Wood, J.) (conviction affirmed over defendant’s claims of juror misconduct and error in denying Franks hearing).

United States v. Orozco (No. 06-4235) (Sykes, J.)

United States v. Betts (No. 08-3555) (Williams, J.) (district court did not err in finding substance defendant sold was crack).

United States v. Mendoza (No. 08-2403) (Tinder, J.) (affirming reasonableness of defendant’s sentence).

United States v. Pansier (No. 07-3771) (Williams, J.) (affirming conviction over Speedy Trial Act and other objections).

United States v. Deberry (No. 09-1111) (Posner, J.) (affirming defendant’s sentence over claim that government should have made motion for additional reduction in offense level under 3E1.1(b)).

United States v. Smith (No. 07-4045) (Dow, J.) (affirming defendant’s bank robbery conviction over claims that evidence was insufficient and that delays violated Speedy Trial Act).

United States v. Wilborn (No. 08-3891) (Rovner, J.) (district court did not err in finding substance defendant sold was crack).

United States v. Dean (No. 08-3287) (Ripple, J.) (remanding for district court to determine amount of meth that should be attributed to defendant for sentencing purposes).

United States v. Morris (No. 08-2979) (Kanne, J.) (evidence was sufficient to support defendant’s conviction of drug and firearm offenses).

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