U.S. v. BENTLEY

No. 13-2995.

795 F.3d 630 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry BENTLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael Pellettieri , Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Greggory R. Walters , Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Beau B. Brindley , Law Offices of Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.


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