Seventh Circuit· 8/3/2007
United States v. Hurn
Citations
- 496 F.3d 784
- 74 Fed. R. Serv. 93
- 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 18484
- 2007 WL 2215765
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that evidence of a 10-year-old drug conviction was properly admit- ted to show intent in a prosecution for possession with intent to distribute
- 10-year-old drug conviction relevant to intent when defendant claimed he was an innocent bystander to cocaine distribution
- “Hurn has not convinced us that his sentence is an exception to the general rule that a Guidelines sentence is reasonable.”
- “A prior conviction is also relevant when the defendant concedes being in the vicinity of drug activity but argues that he was a ‘clueless bystander.’ ”
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Manion
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