Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Butler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 27, 1995No. 94-3656PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial Jerry Butler was found guilty of knowingly possessing a firearm having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and of possessing a firearm with an obliterated and removed serial number, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(h) and 5871. He appeals these convictions on several grounds. We affirm.
I
The facts of Butler’s arrest are simple. At 6:20 a.m. on January 29, 1993, thirty to forty Chicago police officers, pursuant to a search warrant, raided the three flat residence at 1352 Laramie in Chicago, Illinois. The…
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