U.S. v. LAMB

No. 99-1177.

207 F.3d 1006 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen D. LAMB, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Goldsmith (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Deborah E. Decker (argued), Arthur J. Howe, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago, IL, defendant-appellant.

Before ESCHBACH, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Woefully equipped for his line of work, Stephen Lamb broke into a bank. All he had was a screwdriver, a pair of wire cutters, and a crowbar. They sufficed to damage the vault's handle and locking mechanism, which only made entry harder. Lamb managed to stuff $350 from two coin vaults into a bag before being caught when police answered the burglar alarm, which Lamb had failed to disable. Sentencing...

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