Legal Opinion
United States v. Sherman Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1991No. 90-2398PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
A jury found Sherman Nichols guilty of: 1) use of a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); 2) possession of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and 3) possession of a firearm by one previously convicted of a felony. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In this direct criminal appeal, Nichols challenges his conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On the evening of March 11, 1989, two plainclothes police officers received a call regarding a man with a gun at 2447 East 79th Street in Chicago. As they approached that building, the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by55 opinions
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- Robert TURNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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