United States v. Boswell, No. 13-3641 (7th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseThe Anderson Indiana Police Department received a tip from White that her previous housemate Boswell, a convicted felon, was in possession of firearms available for purchase. ATF agents planned a sting operation, involving White as the buyer, equipped with an audio and visual recorder on her person, and accompanied an agent outfitted with an audio recording device. At trial, Boswell chose to take the stand and admitted to having a number of felony convictions, including two Florida battery convictions, an Indiana aggravated battery conviction, a conviction for dealing in stolen property, and a conviction for conspiracy to introduce marijuana into a prison facility. Boswell denied ever possessing any guns. On cross-examination, the government confronted Boswell with the audio recordings made incident to the sting operation. Boswell denied that it was his voice on the recordings. The court permitted the government to ask Boswell about a tattoo of a firearm (a revolver) that he had on his neck. Boswell was charged with being a felon in possession of two firearms (two revolvers). The Seventh Circuit affirmed his conviction and sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act to 235 months.
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