U.S. v. JONES

Nos. 90-3498, 90-3541 and 90-3602.

950 F.2d 1309 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William JONES, Jesse Owens, and Leonard Tolliver, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darilynn J. Knauss, Asst. U.S. Atty., Peoria, Ill., Rodger A. Heaton, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Springfield, Ill., for the U.S.

Ronald E. Halliday, argued, Parker & Halliday, Peoria, Ill., for William Jones.

Sharon G. Kramer, argued, Chicago, Ill., Frank Picl, Peoria, Ill., for Jesse Owens.

William R. Kelly, argued, Kelly & Brady, Peoria, Ill., for Leonard Tolliver.

Before CUMMINGS, WOOD, Jr., and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case consolidates the appeals of defendants Jesse Owens, Williams Jones and Leonard Tolliver. Owens and Jones were tried together, and the jury convicted both Owens and Jones of conspiring to commit bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(a), (d) (West 1978 & Supp.1990). The jury additionally convicted Owens of soliciting Tolliver to help commit the robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 373 (West Supp...

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