U.S. v. Robinson

Co-defendants were charged with murdering an opposing gang member; one defendant entered into a cooperation agreement with the government and pleaded guilty and the other proceeded to trial where he was found guilty. Both defendants appealed. The defendant who pleaded guilty argued that a condition of his supervised release conflicted with the district court’s orally-pronounced sentence. The defendant who went to trial argued that the admission of hearsay statements violated his rights under the confrontation clause and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. The Seventh Circuit found no merit to either defendant’s challenges and affirmed. (LEE and MALDONADO, concurring)