Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit November 19, 2003, 03-1908 (United States v. James Cranley)

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

James Cranley, indicted for federal firearms-related offenses, moved to suppress the confession that he had given to an agent of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The district judge granted the motion, and the government appeals.

Cranley had been convicted in a Wisconsin state court of misdemeanor theft and had been placed on probation.