UNITED STATES v. CALDWELL

No. 77-1721.

625 F.2d 144 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence Daniel CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne M. Frasca, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Theodore J. McDonald, Asst. U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, SWYGERT, Circuit Judge, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


JAMESON, District Judge.

Lawrence Daniel Caldwell has appealed his conviction of unlawful attempt to escape from the United States Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a).1 We affirm.

Procedural Background

Caldwell was indicted on March 30, 1977. Larry O. Baker was appointed to represent him. At trial Caldwell was permitted to act as co-counsel. He made his own opening statement...

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