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UNITED STATES v. GREEN

No. 85-2356.

786 F.2d 247 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald J. GREEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1986.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Conway, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

David M. Mattenson, Kantos & Mattenson, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

It is unlawful for a driver to leave the scene of an accident. Many leave nonetheless, and if the police learn the license plate number of the departing car, they ask the owner of the car to come in for an interview. The officer conducting the interview may determine whether the owner of the car was involved in the illegal conduct and, if so, whether a dispute about the accident should be settled between the parties rather than through...

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