Legal Opinion
United States v. James A. Drake
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 2006No. 04-4240PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found James Drake guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and the district court sentenced him before the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), to 103 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release. Drake appeals, arguing that the gun should have been suppressed and that the court committed plain error when it instructed the jury regarding his two prior felony convictions. He also argues that his case should be remanded under United States v. Paladino, 401 F.3d…
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