Legal Opinion
United States v. Wescott
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 2009No. 08-1211PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted David L. Wescott of two counts of unlawful possession of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). Wescott complains that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, that the court erred in admitting certain evidence, that prosecutorial misconduct prevented him from receiving a fair trial, and that the statute under which he was convicted is unconstitutional. We affirm.
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In 2004, Glenda Wescott sought an order of protection against her former husband, David Wescott. 1 Wescott received notice of his ex-wife’s petition and appeared with…
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