Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Medley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 1990No. 89-3780PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
At the outset of oral argument, defendant-appellant Howard Medley’s distinguished appellate counsel 1 characterized the broad issue in this case to be, “Whether the judges of this court will give their mark of approval to the verdict of a misled jury and a conviction procured by the government that was and is unjust.” There is arguably some support in the record upon which to base Medley’s characterization of this case. From our perspective, however, we conclude the jury was not misled and the government was not unjust in its prose-cutorial actions.…
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