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U.S. v. BANKS

No. 07-3348.

546 F.3d 507 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eddie BANKS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart D. Fullerton (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Beau B. Brindley (argued), Law Offices of Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

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

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case illustrates the critical role that the standard of appellate review can, and must, play in our judicial system. As we explained in United States v. Williams, 81 F.3d 1434 (7th Cir.1996), "[it] is difficult for nonlawyers to understand or accept... that because the question whether to grant a new trial is committed to the discretion of the district judge, as the defendants rightly concede, United...

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