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U.S. v. THORNTON

No. 07-2839.

539 F.3d 741 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felicia M. Alesia (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Michael Paik, Simarjeet Singh, Law Students, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Walter Thornton was convicted of attempted bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He moved for a judgment of acquittal and a new trial; his motions were denied. The district court sentenced him to 132 months' imprisonment. Thornton now appeals, raising four issues, but we need to reach only two: his primary...

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