Opinion ID: 857560
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Johnson’s Testimony

Text: Westerfield next argues that the district court wrongly admitted Johnson’s testimony. Johnson testified about the scheme that he had helped organize. He explained the general workings of the scheme, then focused on Westerfield’s role in it. When a party objects to the admission of evidence, we review a district court’s decision to admit the evidence for abuse of discretion. United States v. Thomas, 294 F.3d 899, 904 (7th Cir. 2002). Westerfield objected only once during Johnson’s testimony: [Gov’t.] Generally speaking, did you pay the participants you recruited to each of these transactions? [Johnson] Yes, sir. Do you know whether LeAndre Burnett and Lorie Westerfield had any financial arrangements? 12 No. 12-1599 No, sir. Did you suspect that they did? Yes, sir. [Defendant]