FRE 902(11). Boilerplate Rules for Admission of Certified Business Records

USA v. James Green. 09-3098.

The government charged defendant James Green with four counts of wire fraud. His cousin, co-defendant Joseph Green, recruited Green to purchase properties in exchange for cash. Throughout the trial, Green argued that he was a victim of the fraudulent scheme, left holding the...

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Sentencing Entrapment is Recognized in Seventh Circuit. Sentencing Manipulation is Not: Boilerplate Rules

USA v. Richard Turner, No. 08-2413.

Richard Turner was a drug dealer operating in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He engaged in two drug sales in 2004 that formed the basis of his subsequent indictment, conviction, and sentence. The first occurred on September 30, when, in exchange for $800, Turner sold...

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