U.S. v. Jacobs

Defendant was found guilty of several drug and gun possession offenses as well as witness tampering. On appeal, he argued that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment rights when it did not allow him to confront his ex-girlfriend about possible bias arising from state criminal charges pending against her and that the district court erred by admitting into evidence drugs that were found in the defendant’s home. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that any error with regard to the testimony of defendant’s ex-girlfriend was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt and that defendant could not satisfy the requirements of plain error review with regard to admission of evidence. (SCUDDER and ROVNER, concurring)