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U.S. v. TOWNSEND

No. 12-3326.

724 F.3d 749 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Beau B. Brindley , Michael J. Thompson (argued), Attorneys, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

At age 43 Ronald Townsend robbed a bank. Thirty-six days later he robbed a payday lender. The first time he put the victims in fear by pretending to have a gun and threatening to use it. The second time he carried a gun. He pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and was sentenced to 41 months' imprisonment, the low end of the range calculated under the Sentencing Guidelines.

Townsend asked the district judge to give...

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