Legal Opinion
United States v. Dale D. Decoteau
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1991No. 89-3648PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The events which gave rise to Dale Deco-teau’s twenty-year sentence for firearm possession took place in Meredosia, a village of some 1200 inhabitants in downstate Illinois. While riding as a passenger with Decoteau, a woman observed a sawed-off shotgun slide out from under the seat of the car. Decoteau told her that the gun was to be used to “off” any police officers who might happen to pull him over. The following day the chief of police of Meredo-sia received a call from the woman, who was an acquaintance of his. The woman related her observation regarding the…
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