Legal Opinion
United States v. Devan Pierson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2019No. 18-1112PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
*917 A jury found appellant Devan Pierson guilty of possessing drugs with intent to distribute and two related firearm crimes. Because of Pierson's prior criminal record, his mandatory sentence was life in prison. He raises three issues on appeal. The first, raised for the first time on appeal, is whether events at his trial added up to a constructive amendment of the two firearm charges in his indictment, which charged him with possession of one particular gun. Under our precedent in United States v. Leichtnam , 948 F.2d 370 (7th Cir. 1991), we conclude that an error…
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