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U.S. v. SWOAPE

No. 94-1412.

31 F.3d 482 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Bret SWOAPE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pamela Pepper (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

James A. Graham (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

C. Bret Swoape entered a bank, leveled a shotgun at a teller, and demanded money. He directed all of the bank's employees to lie on the floor, leapt the counter, and scooped up more than $12,500 before fleeing in a stolen car. Soon he switched to another stolen car, which loses the police in the movies but not always in real life. A police car took up pursuit, caught Swoape at a roadblock, and pushed his car into a ditch. Swoape bounded...

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