United States v. Sidwell, Gerald L.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 05-2189 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERALD L. SIDWELL, Defendant-Appellant. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. No. 04 CR 169—John C. Shabaz, Judge. ____________ ARGUED DECEMBER 14, 2005—DECIDED MARCH 10, 2006 ____________ Before RIPPLE, EVANS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. On February 10, 2005, Gerald L. Sidwell pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment.…