U.S. v. WHATLEY

No. 11-14151.

719 F.3d 1206 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lonnie WHATLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Brown , Timothy J. Storino , Dahil Dueno Goss , Nathan Parker Kitchens , Lawrence R. Sommerfeld , Amanda Schlager Wick , Sally Yates, U.S. Attys., Todd C. Alley , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mildred Geckler Dunn , Stephanie A. Kearns , Fed. Pub. Defenders, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before PRYOR and JORDAN, Circuit Judges, and PRO, District Judge.


PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

When asked why he robbed banks, legend has it that famed American bank robber Willie Sutton replied, "Because that's where the money is." Bryan Burrough, Books: The Robber's Last Ride, Wall St. J., Sept. 29, 2012, at C6. Lonnie Whatley may have taken this advice to heart when he robbed four banks in the greater Atlanta area during 2003 to 2006 and attempted to rob another in 2007. In this appeal of his convictions for the robberies, Whatley...

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