Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union 371
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 1987No. 87-1029PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to decide a question of first impression: whether a guilty plea followed by a sentence of probation but no *977judgment of conviction is nevertheless a conviction within the meaning of section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. § 504, which bars certain convicted persons from serving as officers of unions.
In 1985 William Harmon, an officer of a Teamsters local, pleaded guilty in an Iowa state court to arson. He was sentenced under provisions of the Iowa Code that allow, the court to enter an order of deferred judgment in lieu of…
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