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U.S. v. CURETON

Nos. 15-3575 & 15-3581.

845 F.3d 323 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas CURETON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Biersbach , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Thomas Cureton appeals his conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence. He contends that the crime of making a ransom demand in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(a) does not qualify as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Because Cureton did not raise this challenge in the district court, we...

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