Legal Opinion
United States v. Dabney
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 2007No. 06-2192PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Willie Dabney was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and sentenced to the statutory maximum of 120 months. Dabney challenges the introduction at trial of evidence regarding his prior admission in state court to possessing the firearm in question. He further maintains that both the district court and the government violated his rights under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, and that his sentence failed to adequately…
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