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U.S. v. DOBY

Nos. 88-2000, 88-2030.

872 F.2d 779 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geane DOBY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen A. Kamerick, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Gwenn R. Rinkenberger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr., and MANION, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Geane Doby, along with several others, burned down a house in Gary, Indiana. During the arson, one of Doby's fellow arsonists was severely burned; he died a short time later.

A grand jury charged Doby with violating 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), which provides:

[w]hoever maliciously damages or destroys ... by means of fire or an explosive, any building ... used in interstate or foreign commerce or in any activity affecting interstate or foreign...

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