U.S. v. MERRITT

No. 02-4211.

361 F.3d 1005 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brent E. MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Vaughn (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen M. Komie (argued), Komie & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In this direct appeal of a judgment and sentence entered pursuant to a jury verdict, the Defendant-Appellant Brent E. Merritt seeks to have his conviction for possession of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000) overturned for any of the following three reasons. First, he asserts that the district court should have suppressed evidence obtained during a search of his home pursuant to a warrant (later...

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