U.S. v. STITMAN

No. 05-2277.

472 F.3d 983 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick L. STITMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 10, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Collins (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gerardo S. Gutierrez (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In the summer of 2003, Patrick Stitman went on a bank robbery spree, hitting three banks on three separate occasions. Each time, he threatened to shoot or kill the bank teller, even though he was actually unarmed. During one robbery, Stitman told the bank teller that he had a gun and pointed to his hip, where the teller observed a "bulge." Ultimately Stitman was caught and pleaded guilty to three counts...

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