U.S. v. NELSON

Nos. 93-2040, 93-2066.

39 F.3d 705 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lamont B. NELSON and Delano C. Nelson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina McKee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Donna Eide (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Indianapolis, IN, for U.S.

Richard D. Gilroy, Indianapolis, IN, for Lamont B. Nelson.

Michael J. Donahoe (argued), Epstein & Frisch, Indianapolis, IN, for Delano C. Nelson.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Two brothers, Lamont B. Nelson ("L. Nelson") and Delano C. Nelson ("D. Nelson"), committed various federal offenses related to the armed robbery of an Indianapolis jewelry store. D. Nelson was sentenced to 230 months imprisonment; L. Nelson was sentenced to 200 months imprisonment. The Nelsons did not actually rob the store: they recruited three young men to commit the robbery. The brothers gave the actual robbers guns, helped them steal a getaway...

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