Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Allen, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 2001No. 01-1678PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Frank Allen, Jr., was tried and convicted for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in excess of five grams, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), respectively. He now appeals his convictions claiming the district court committed several errors by admitting evidence improperly and allowing inappropriate statements by the prosecutor during closing arguments. For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions.
I. BACKGROUND
On February 5, 2000, in the City of East St. Louis at…
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