Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary L. Owens, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 1998No. 97-3308, 97-3509PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Gary L. Owens was charged, tried, and convicted of possession of crack cocaine -with intent to distribute. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict, that he should have been allowed to impeach the government’s witness with evidence of a retail theft conviction, and that the prosecutor denied him a fair trial by vouching for the credibility of a confidential informant during the government’s closing argument. The government cross-appeals, arguing that the district court improperly departed downward at sentencing based on extraordinary…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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