U.S. v. ROSS

Nos. 05-2433, 05-2703.

510 F.3d 702 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles ROSS and Derek Wilson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Schneider (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for U.S.

Abner J. Mikva, H. Melissa (argued), University of Chicago Center for Studies in Criminal Justice, Gwendolyn D. Anderson, Chicago, IL, for Ross.

Hannah V. Garst (argued), Chicago, IL, for Wilson.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Charles Ross and Derek Wilson of robbing a postal truck docked at the Grand Crossing Post Office Annex in Chicago, Illinois ("Post Office"). Wilson had conspired to rob the Post Office on two earlier occasions, and he finally decided to put his words into action. Wilson, a postal employee, used his inside knowledge of the Post Office to facilitate the robbery and acted as getaway driver. Ross was the gunman during the robbery...

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