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UNITED STATES v. GREENE

No. 72-1939.

497 F.2d 1068 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Herbert GREENE, III, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mildred G. Peters, Northfield, Ill., Robert S. Bailey, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Glynna W. Freeman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, PELL, and STEVENS, Circuit Judges.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant William Herbert Greene, III appeals from his conviction for air piracy. The basic facts involved in the incident are not disputed by defendant. On April 17, 1972, Greene boarded a Delta Airlines airplane1 en route from West Palm Beach, Florida to Chicago, Illinois. When the airplane was in flight, defendant passed a stewardess a note reading:

"I have a gun When we land in Chicago want $500,000.00...

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